Generally speaking, a living will should be considered as instruction for termination of life. For instance, if you wish when your heart stops beating or brain stops working to restrain from life support, then you have the right to ask for that in your living will. You can also refuse external feeding and other extraordinary measures.

However, there is a bit of an issue with the laws here. Once you get into a hospital, it's not always your decision to make. If you want to be sure that the doctors will respect your living wills, then it's good to talk to all your relatives and close ones and let them know what you want.

Don't forget to discuss all the end-of-life decisions you'd like to take with your doctor and family before you actually write them in your will. It's also a good idea to gather all the family and suggest that every member of it to write their own living wills, so their wishes will also be respected. As the people say - there is no time like the present to prepare for the future.

The best thing about living will is the fact that you can write them on your own. As you probably know it, when making a serious legal decision consulting a lawyer is always right, but if you know what you are doing, you can simply take a form from the state and fill it in by yourself. There are also available living wills on the Internet.

Once you get the form, you only have to fill it, talk about it with family members, and have it certified. After that you only have to keep it and you will have peaceful days till the rest of your life because you will be prepared for all the unforeseen possibilities that future brings. And nothing can be better than that!