Do you have a living will?

[username]

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this thread is not a discussion about terry schiavo. do not discuss it here.

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however her condition has been a bit of an eye-opener for me. i really need to get a living will put into place that will cause what i want to happen to happen if i can't speak for myself, clearly designate who will speak on my behalf, and save my family and friends the difficult choices and potential anguish that can come from a situation that results in my incapacitation.

i realize that i am always at risk, but being a motorcycle enthusiast makes me think i am at higher risk of something like this occuring, and i need to be ready.

so, do you have a living will?

[einnar]

I do have one, but then I've had a will since I was 18. (The military insisted.) A living will was just the next logical step, and suggested by my parents shortly after they found out I had a normal will.

A notarized piece of paper with your desires and intentions on it that can speak for you when you are unable is a wonderful thing.

[Chacifer]

I am 23. I can't begin to face real life, let alone my own mortality.

[BradfordBenn]

I am in the process of getting mine revised.

[SHAG]

Nothing to do with recent events, but had Living, Dying Will & POA done recently on the good advice of my sister. Good feeling :deal

[Pat Carol]

I really need to revise mine. So here is a start to my living will.

1) Instead of a coffin, Send my body off to a taxidermist and have me positioned in race style with my racing leathers on my body. I want a memorable funeral. I do not want people crying because I have passed. I want a beer garden for a wake. I want a big party. My friends and family can celebrate my life, not mourn my death.

2) After the showing. Remove my body from the motorcycle. Take my body up to the local school and bury me with just my butt sticking out of the ground. That way the kid's will have a place to park their bicyles without them falling over.

3) My wife can either ride my RS's or give them to my nephew. Either way they must stay in the family.

On a more serious side folks. If you do not have a will, get one done. I had one done before the first Gulf War and a second revised edition before my second duty tour for Enduring Freedom.
If you want to save some cash. There are some great computer programs that you can do yourself and have notorized. My cousin (a Phd.) did her own and it worked out well. Although I was so saddened by her death. Her will was legal and brilliantly written and very legal. The humor that she involved made us laugh so much. My cousin not only held two doctorates but she also had a sense of humor that would bust anyones gut.
If you do a will, make sure you go to a reputable attorney. The attorney that did a living trust for my father attempted to take advantage of Dad suffering from dimensia. Thank goodness for having friends in high places. That attorney is now asking people if they would like their meal supersized for 99 cents more.
I know we all feel like we are indestructable. If you really love your family, get that will done. You never know what could be on the road in life. When God wants us home, he wants us home now.


Take Care & Ride Safe
Pat Carol :thumb

[James.A]

but it doesn't matter much. The chances of my living long enough to use it are almost zero. The wages of sin,...y'know. ;)

[Braddog]

But I do feel that I will get one in the near future. If I do not, my wife and children would know which way to go. A living will would only make it legal and easier.

[RTRandy]

My riding buddy standing on the right is a transplant surgeon. A truely great thing to do is to be an organ doner.

[James.A]

I am registered as an organ donor. God's mercy on the surgeon who has to try to drag any good parts out of me....ha ha.........certainly not the liver.

[MechanicSavant]

When I was 11yrs old me mum passed on,stuff happens...However I remember it took my dad 2yrs to get her wedding ring & rosary beads from the probate courts ...I've had Wills ,living&dead&medical proxy's since I was 16...and whoever wants to scavenge parts off me once I'm out of this mortal coil may ,but there'se no warrantee implied or given..ya pulls the parts out yerself ya takes yer chances... :wow

[username]

My riding buddy standing on the right is a transplant surgeon. A truely great thing to do is to be an organ doner.

i agree in principle, but i dont know if i'd want him as a riding partner. what if you mildly wrecked, and he needed some business?

YOU: wow i didnt see that tar snake. glad i was only going 30, i think i bent the handlebars and my armor is all scuffed.

HIM: let me check you out to make sure youre ok.

YOU: im fine.

HIM: you might be in shock. sit down.

YOU: dude, i'm fine.

HIM: maybe i should pull out your kidneys, just in case...

YOU: relax man, i'm fine.

HIM: [morphing into a 'deliverance' voice] boy, you dont smoke, i'll bet you got purty lungs!

YOU: maybe *you* should sit down!

HIM: i can hear that heart of yours beating through the stich! I WANT IT!

YOU: [running away down the road] heeeeelllp!

:D

[DLilah]

Have a Will, POAs for property and health care and a living will. We did this last year, after working for an estate planning attorney for a couple of years and seeing all the BS one can deal with when it comes to these decisions. It's a tough thing to face, especially in your youth, but I wouldn't want Stress to have to deal with arguing with my family over my wishes (especially since I have 8 siblings, 7 of them sisters). With all this craziness on the news, I decided last night that I am going to send a letter to each of my parents and siblings with a copy of my POA and living will, so that there is no question what my intentions are.

[DLilah]

Also a registered organ donor. What am I going to do with my organs after I leave this earth? :dunno Might as well let someone else get some use from them.

[gambrinus]

I have to admit that the recent events in Fla. DID freak me out a bit. I've already had a chat with a good friend who is a lawyer and is going to write something up for the wife and I. It's just that I dodn't want ANY questions as to my personal wishes when the end is near. Here is a quick rundown of highlights from my instructions.

#1 No ventalator to be used unless under written instruction by my wife
#2 No heroic measures which would only prolong my life whithout reasonable expectation of recovery leading to discharge from the hospital and a return to a normal life.

After I've gone to see the man upstairs (I hope)

No church service
No viewing
There is to be only a graveside service that is not to exceed 15 mins in length. This is to be followed by an "Irish Style" wake. Buffet of all my favorite foods and drink.


I'm not even Irish, but I do like how your friends get together to have one last drink in your honor after you go.

[rocketman]

I was gonna get one ( a living will ) but I couldn't decide what to feed it. :dunno :D

RM