MLPD - Making a Will to Live

CONTENTS

1.	Executive Summary

2.	Introduction
	2.1	MLPD Involvement with End-of-Life Issues
	2.2	How this Workbook Works

3.	What is a "Living Will?" What is a "Will to Live?"

4.	Geting Started
	4.1	What Do I Need to Begin a Will to Live
	4.2	What if Making a Will to Live Feels Overwhelming?

5.	Starting with the Good Stuff - My Life Statement
	5.1	What Does the Phrase "My Life Statement" Mean?
	5.1	Being: Who I Am
	5.1	Belonging: My Place in the World
	5.1	Becoming: What I Want to Do, What I Want to Be
	5.1	Summary: My Life Statement

6.	Treatment Preferences in Critical Medical Situations
	6.1	Medical Actions
	6.2	Personal Care
	6.3	Support

7.	Communicating Preferences
	7.1	With My Physician
	7.2	With My Support Circle
	7.3	Choosing My Substitute Decision-Maker
	7.4	A Few Self-Assertion Tips

8.	Advance Health Care Directive

9.	Conclusion

10.	Will to Live Wallet Size Card

11.	Appendices
	11.1	Document Copy for Your Physician
	11.2	Document Copy for Your Substitute Decision-Maker
	11.3	Document Copy for Other Designated Person(s)
	11.4	Manitoba Health Care Directives Act

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