| Have you ever experienced the confusion and conflict that happens when someone can't speak for themselves during a medical crisis? When opinions differ about "what they would have wanted"?
Have you experienced the expensive, divisive and overwhelming chaos when someone leaves behind a mess of papers and possessions with no guidance or plan?
In my almost 2 decades as a Professional Organizer - and in my personal life, I've seen it too many times.
If you don't name your medical proxy, who would be assigned by legal default to make critical decisions for you? A spouse in no condition to make tough choices? A parent in medical or mental decline? An adult child who lives states away? A sibling who doesn't share your values? Or emergency room staff who don't know you at all? |
