Apr 18, 2018
If you worry about the medical care you’d receive if you became ill and were unable to speak for yourself, a new publication, Advance Health Care Planning in Kansas, has the necessary forms to allow you to state your health care preferences before a health crisis occurs. Advance directives allow you to voice your future healthcare wishes and appoint someone to be your voice if you become unable to speak for yourself. Unless you have these documents in place, decisions can be made on your behalf that may not align with your wishes. K-State Research and Extension adult development and aging specialist Erin Yelland, author of the publication, says more than 75 percent of American adults don’t have advance directives in place.
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