Time to write your Advance Directive!

So we’re staying at home, not going to work, and facing the biggest pandemic of our lifetime. We’re stressed and anxious. Nobody really understands how this coronavirus is transmitted, and we’re all worried about getting COVID-19 or giving it to our family and friends.  So take this time to write or update your ADVANCE DIRECTIVE.

An Advance Directive lays out your end-of-life decisions. It took me years to write mine, and I only did it when my daughter Nicole pressured me to while she was in med school. While it might be difficult to consider, you really don’t want your loved ones to make these difficult decisions for you. It could cause unnecessary strife between your children and your extended family.

Nicole and fellow med school friend Anna Krawisz wrote a music video “Ode to Advance Directives” as a Stanford Med School project. Using humor, they sing about historical cases that will get you off the couch and at your desk writing your advance directive. Watch their music video and share with your loved ones.

While sheltering in place for another month, write your advance directive. It will be a gift you give your family should they need to make end-of-life decisions for you.