Have you made advanced healthcare decisions in the event that you become unable to speak for yourself? Today is the eighth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. Adults are encouraged to discuss and begin advance care planning with a healthcare power of attorney, which documents who a person selects to make healthcare decisions if the situation arises where they can no longer speak for themselves. Another recommendation is to have a living will that documents what medical treatments you would or would not want at the end of life.

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