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Hello and welcome back to all home care matters.

We appreciate how valuable everyone's time is and that's why we try to make each and every episode here at all home care matters, something that will hopefully matter to you.

On today's show, we're going to talk about something that everyone can benefit from, whether you're just starting out and

raising a family or your family has been raised and now you're enjoying your grandchildren.

And that is your living will, but not just any living will or one that your attorney had helped

prepare for you, but one that has been distributed by over 40,000 organizations and has reached over 30 million people

and is widely used in all 50 states.

And also meets the legal requirements as a recognized legal document in 44 states.

What we're going to be talking about is the five wishes.

Now, if you're not familiar with what a living will is, a living will is something that is sometimes forgotten about and avoided because it reminds us of our own vulnerability as humans.

And it can be uncomfortable to talk about. Five wishes makes it a little easier to decide what we want done for us in the event we are unable to speak for ourselves, and

it makes it a little easier to talk about as well.

Some of you may already be familiar with five wishes.

I first became aware of five wishes during a hospice course in college.

The professor in our course had required every student to fill it out and to talk about what our wishes

were as part of our class. And many hospitals and doctors offices have them readily available

for families and patients if they would like a copy. Five Wishes is the most popular living

will document in the United States with a staggering 35 million

plus copies in circulation. Five Wishes allows you to specifically express the person you trust

to make decisions for you. What medical treatment you do or do not want? What you value

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