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Some people have such strong views about what should happen to them in the event of a terrible accident or illness that leaves them unable to communicate their final wishes, that they should be thinking about creating a living will or durable power of attorney (or medical powers of attorney). It would be quite understandable if you do not want to think about a living will, because thinking of a living will would mean thinking about yourself in pretty poor circumstances. However, if you do feel strongly about what would happen to you should you be so badly hurt that you cannot communicate, then you should read on. A living will is a legal document that gives your instructions on how you would like to be treated in certain medical circumstances. For example, if you should have a serious accident and suffer irreparable brain damage, or if you are to be kept alive solely by the intervention of medical equipment, or by the administration of intravenous sustenance because you are unable to feed yourself. You should always discuss your wishes with your family and family doctor. Your family will be the first people who will be consulted if you find yourself in such serious circumstances, and if your wishes come as a shock to them, on top of the shock of seeing you so badly incapacitated, may render them unable to act on your wishes. If they are fully aware of what you want beforehand, they will be better prepared to deal with the situation. It is a simple matter to create a living will these days. You can always employ the services of a legal professional of course, and that course of action is always open to you. The Internet has made such matters much easier though, and you should be able to download the forms, and fill them out yourself. It would be prudent to still run the completed documents by a legal professional though, because you might live in an are with particular legal requirements with respect to living wills, and with the best will in the world, online documentation will always be rather generic in nature and will not fill all circumstances. Another reason to consult a legal professional is in case where you live has laws that prohibit such documents as living wills. It would be sad indeed if your wishes could not be carried out because of a legal oversight such as this.
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