Back in the early 90's, we lived in AL and mom lived in FL. One year, when she came up for Thanksgiving, she brought a "5 Wishes" booklet with her. She didn't see too well, so I read each item to her and recorded her answers in the booklet. We actually laughed and joked while answering some of the questions. Hubby finally said he couldn't listen to us any more and went for a walk.
We finished the booklet and she was so relieved to have it done. Several years later, when she was dying, that booklet was a tremendous source of comfort to me. I thought back to when we did the booklet, the good time we had together doing so, and the peace of mind I had when I had to make some very tough decisions.
I don't know that the booklet replaces health care directives, wills, etc., but hers did need to be signed and notarized.
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