Tag Archives: advance directives

How to discuss your health care wishes with family members

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Fawn McDonough

Completing an advance directive is more than filling out another form.  It’s a process that develops over time and the key element is conversation … conversation with your loved ones, your agent(s), and your physicians. The process should start when you … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthy Living, Manage Your Life | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Advance directives not just for the elderly

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Fawn McDonough

Many people have questions about advance directives: Who needs an advance directive?;  Aren’t they primarily for the old and sick?;  What’s the point in having one?;  Is there more than one kind?  These are all good questions.  Hopefully they will serve … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthy Living | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Have you planned for your death?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Fawn McDonough

Today is National Health Care Decisions Day, a great time to consider the importance of advance care planning and start the conversation with loved ones about your wishes.  When I talk to groups about advance directives, people sometimes wonder why it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthy Living | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What are advance directives?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Fawn McDonough

Have you ever been admitted to the hospital or undergone a procedure at a day surgery center? Were you asked about advance directives?  Advance directives were established by a federal law called the Amendment to the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthy Living, Manage Your Life | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Now is the time for advance directives, not later

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Nate Goold

I had heard of advance directives and understood what they were, but I always thought they were something to plan for later — not now. Never in my worst nightmare would I have ever thought that my family and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Health, Manage Your Life | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What is a living will?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Maria Loving

Monday, April 16 will mark the fifth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day — the day when all Americans are encouraged to complete living wills or advance directives and share their future health care decisions with family, close friends and health … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthy Living, Manage Your Life | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment