Why It Is Important To Make Medical Decisions On Your Behalf

There are many ways a you can help your loved ones from beyond the grave. Planning ahead for death and the process of dying will reduce stress and leave time for loved ones to grieve. Allowing someone the rights to make healthcare decisions on your behalf is a legal written document called Durable power of attorney health care. This person is able to speak for you in situations where you are unable. For example, if a person is in coma or too ill to understand or speak for themselves, then they will have their health care agent speak for them. Assigning someone you trust to make medical decisions for you is a good idea because without DPAHC the decision is left for doctors or nurses to make. The person who I will leave in charge of my medical and end of life decisions will be my fiancé. I trust that he will make the best decisions on my behalf and is the most knowledgeable on my beliefs on medicine and death. Another method for planning ones death is to write a will. The most common way to write a will is the attested will which is a witnessed will and is signed by the owner and the witness. A conditional will is a will that is used only if certain conditions are met. A joint will is a will that two people make together and cannot be altered if one of them passes. A pour over will is a will where there is a provision stating that if any assets are …show more content…
To do so I would have to write a living will, which will allow myself to make the decision without being fully mentally present. Prolonging life can cause a great deal of pain for loved ones because of financial reasons and it can prevent them from moving forward with their lives. depend on how many people my family will be accommodating and this will include food, drinks, tables, chairs and if necessary