Archive for the 'Health Care & Health Care Directives' Category

Do Your Family A Favor: Update Your Will, Share Your Wishes, and Plan Your Funeral.

Friday, August 14th, 2009

The best thing you can ever give someone you love is peace of mind.  Stress and uncertainty can take a toll on all of us, the comfort and reassurance that comes from a loved one’s hug or kind words can go a long way of relieving the burden.
You may have noticed it has been awhile [...]

Estate Planning for Young Adults – the Documents that Every One Must Have

Monday, April 20th, 2009

There are two big misconceptions when it comes to estate planning: (1) Only the rich need to worry about estate planning; and (2) Only people with kids need to worry about estate planning.  When it comes to estate planning, young adults with minimal assets and no children are all too often overlooked.  Unfortunately, failure to [...]

Minnesota National Healthcare Decisions Day Events

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

It is almost here!  Tomorrow is National Healthcare Decisions Day!  What are you doing tomorrow?  The Minnesota NHDD Committee of Hospice Minnesota and the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section has released this list of NHDD Events happening around the state:
William Mitchell College of Law – 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 [...]

Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), Wednesday April 16, 2008, the next couple weeks will be devoted to providing information and sharing resources for advance health care planning.  Please join me for my Monticello NHDD event or contact participating organizations in your state to find a local event.  Check out this page for all the [...]

What to put in your Health Care Directive

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), Wednesday April 16, 2008, the next couple weeks will be devoted to providing information and sharing resources for advance health care planning.  Please join me for my Monticello NHDD event or contact participating organizations in your state to find a local event.  Check out this page for all the [...]

Resources from Hospice Minnesota

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), Wednesday April 16, 2008, the next couple weeks will be devoted to providing information and sharing resources for advance health care planning.  Please join me for my Monticello NHDD event or contact participating organizations in your state to find a local event.  Check out this page for all the [...]

10 Legal Myths About Advance Medical Directives

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), Wednesday April 16, 2008, the next couple weeks will be devoted to providing information and sharing resources for advance health care planning.  Please join me for my Monticello NHDD event or contact participating organizations in your state to find a local event.  Check out this page for all the [...]

National Healthcare Decisions Day

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Organizations across the country are leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making, designating Wednesday, April 16, 2008 as the inaugural National Healthcare Decisions Day.  Around the nation events will be held to provide information and tools for making advance healthcare decisions, sharing wishes with family, friends, and healthcare providers, and executing [...]

The Importance of a Health Care Directive

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Health care directives, or living wills, made major headlines during the Terri Schiavo case and many people talked about the need for such documents. But as the topic has faded from the headlines, it has also faded from our minds. A health care directive allows you to express your wishes and make decisions on medical [...]