A Last Will for when you are alive?
Posted: April 18th, 2020, 12:40 am
A last will and testament are usually written by you to convey your wishes for after you pass away.
I just wondered what there is legally that you can use to convey your wishes should you be alive but incapacitated?
Is there some similar sort of powerful legal document you can use so you do not leave any decision making in the hands of others?
I've been thinking I need to update my will recently just in case but I also thought that some other legal document would be good for conveying my wishes should I be incapacitated or in a coma or anything like that. I wouldn't want a relative killing me off or an NHS doctor signing a Do Not Resuscitate order on my behalf.
Unfortunately, there was a case of this only in the last two weeks were NHS doctors have been asking older people to sign DNR orders and one old guy who refused the doctor signed it for him without his consent or permission which is absolutely disgraceful.
Although I appreciate that not all doctors and nurses are like this and most do the best job they can in difficult circumstances and despite the disadvantage of an appalling State-run healthcare monopoly, I really don't trust the Government (NHS) with my healthcare and want some sort of legal document that spells everything out that I will and won't allow with my health and life.
I just wondered what there is legally that you can use to convey your wishes should you be alive but incapacitated?
Is there some similar sort of powerful legal document you can use so you do not leave any decision making in the hands of others?
I've been thinking I need to update my will recently just in case but I also thought that some other legal document would be good for conveying my wishes should I be incapacitated or in a coma or anything like that. I wouldn't want a relative killing me off or an NHS doctor signing a Do Not Resuscitate order on my behalf.
Unfortunately, there was a case of this only in the last two weeks were NHS doctors have been asking older people to sign DNR orders and one old guy who refused the doctor signed it for him without his consent or permission which is absolutely disgraceful.
Although I appreciate that not all doctors and nurses are like this and most do the best job they can in difficult circumstances and despite the disadvantage of an appalling State-run healthcare monopoly, I really don't trust the Government (NHS) with my healthcare and want some sort of legal document that spells everything out that I will and won't allow with my health and life.