Five Documents You Should Know About When Talking About Death and Dying

Talking about death and dying is difficult, but planning can make it easier. There are steps you can take right now to get organized. In this video Kathryn Eident tells us about five important documents you can fill out now to start preparing for the future. 

The documents Kathryn discusses in the video are listed below. Clicking on 1-4 will open each as a .pdf file that can be downloaded. 5 is only available through a link and requires paying a small fee. 

1. The Massachusetts Healthcare Proxy
2. Personal Directive
3. Massachusetts Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
4. Do Not Resuscitate Order
5. The Five Wishes document (requires a small fee)

 
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