HOW DID YOU GO?
QUESTION 1 of 2: The correct answer was “B”
The main components of an advance directive are choosing someone to make decisions on your behalf if you can’t speak yourself, writing down what your choices would be for various healthcare decisions and making sure that you and your healthcare representative sign the document before two witnesses or a notary public.
Sometimes called a “living will”, the advance directive can be mistaken for a “final will and testament”, which many people have completed with an estate attorney.
QUESTION 2 of 2: The correct answer was “A, C & D”
There are multiple sites for organising caregiving, meals, errands and other support. We have nominated U.S. based organisations and just started here. You might also be a naturally great organiser and develop your own system to guide families who want to help get a plan in place. Making a plan gives people tasks to do and the dying person in feeling that there is a sense of control during a sometimes chaotic time.