Terri Schiavo

The Terri Schiavo case has garnered national attention this debate began nearly 30 years ago with the Karen Ann Quinlan case.  Quinlan was kept alive by help of a respirator, Schiavo with a feeding tube.    Having control of your own life is an on-going issue.  One year ago 63% of Americans thought Schiavo’s feeding tube should be removed.  What do you think?  If you were faced with making a decision for a loved one regarding this issue, would you make the correct choice?  If you were in Terri Schiavo’s situation would you want your life artificially prolonged or would you rather die without heroics?

The choice is ultimately yours to make.  By simply completing a living will and having a durable power of attorney for health care you take control of the circumstances.  These two legal documents allow you to stipulate specific instructions in the event a catastrophic health event happens to you or a loved one.  Accidents that debilitate occur everyday, take charge of your life, plan and make the choice for yourself.  Having your wishes in writing may save your heirs a tremendous amount of anguish in the future.   

The Legacy Kit a leave-behind for loved ones has a special section devoted to storage of legal documents such as last will and testament, living wills, durable power of attorney and trusts. The Legacy Kit can be purchased now and shipped free for only $29.95.

Terri Shrivo