Advanced Directive

WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL CARE WOULD YOU WANT IF YOU WERE TOO ILL OR HURT TO EXPRESS YOUR WISHES? ADVANCE DIRECTIVES ARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT ALLOW YOU TO CONVEY YOUR DECISIONS ABOUT END OF LIFE CARE AHEAD OF TIME. THEY PROVIDE A WAY FOR YOU TO COMMUNICATE YOUR WISHES TO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND TO AVOID CONFUSION LATER ON. LIVING WILL A LIVING WILL TELLS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT CARE INTENDED TO SUSTAIN LIFE. YOU CAN ACCEPT OR REFUSE MEDICAL CARE. THERE ARE MANY ISSUES TO ADDRESS, INCLUDING

The use of dialysis and breathing machines.

If you want to be resuscitated if breathing or heartbeat stops

Tube feeding

Organ or tissue donation

DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE IS A DOCUMENT THAT NAMES YOUR HEALTH CARE PROXY. YOUR PROXY IS SOMEONE YOU TRUST TO MAKE HEALTH DECISIONS IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DO SO. AGING WITH DIGNITY ARIZONA ENDORSES FIVE WISHES “FIVE WISHES IS AN EASY TO USE LEGAL DOCUMENT WRITTEN IN EVERYDAY LANGUAGE THAT LETS ADULTS OF ALL AGES PLAN HOW THEY WANT TO BE CARED FOR IN CASE THEY BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL. IT IS AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR LIVING WILL WITH MORE THAN 18 MILLION COPIES IN CIRCULATION.

Please follow the following link of the Arizona Secretary of State for detailed information.

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Life Care Planning