W. Gifford-Jones, MD
Living Will with Advanced Directive
The W. Gifford-Jones Living Will with Advanced Directive is a document used to declare your expectations to those who will be responsible for your end-of-life medical care in the event you become unable to communicate your wishes.
Doctors, nurses, and the families of dying loved ones see the tragedy of people suffering the consequences of not having a living will. Decisions about fundamental personal choices are beyond the control of the individual in question. A system kicks into gear to sustain life as long as possible, even when quality of life is gone and enduring pain sets in.
Don’t let this happen to you. Don’t let it happen to the people you love.
The W. Gifford-Jones Living Will articulates a no-nonsense approach to end-of-life care, consistent with a philosophy that puts the personal wishes of individual patients, not doctors and not politicians, at the centre of decisionmaking.
You can download the document by clicking below.
Instructions
This Living Will is intended for Canadian citizens living in Canada.
Make sure that your signature is witnessed by two people who are not relatives and who have no knowledge or expectation of financial gain from your estate.
Keep the original copy where it is easily accessible to your family.
Give copies to your doctor, lawyer and faith leader, and make sure they will support you.
Make sure that your family members agree to support the philosophy of this document as it pertains to the management of your end-of-life care.
Re-date this document every year and initial the new date to reconfirm that you continue to agree with the philosophy of this Living Will.
