betty, the national right to life organization at one time had forms and
directions on writing a "will to live" to give to your general practitioner
and to the hospital, copies for lawyers, family ect. don't know if they
still do this or not.

covered things like don't just keep me body alive, but, if i am alive don't
starve me to death by not giving water and food. helped if you wanted to
walk that fine line. i wish i remembered that address. masybe a web search
would get to them.

-----Original Message-----
From: Betty B [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 6:04 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: From another list... Life Worth Living.


I'm just the opposite, and this has come on in the past few months.  But my
Mom made her will out so that my nephew will get this house when I die.  I
know he loves me and stuff, but he's also just a little bit too interested
in
the goings on with the mortgage and so forth.  I don't think he means any
harm, but sometimes he reminds me of a vulture flying over the house.

Something about my Mom's side of the family that makes me want to have my
wish to live tattooed on my chest, so there can't be any confusion.
Otherwise Bobby, I think I would have a living will like yours.

In a message dated 04/17/2001 11:03:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

> After my father's death, my wife got on a kick about living wills. You can
> draw
>  one up yourself. We take ours each time we go to the hospital. It forbids
> them to
>  susyatin me on life support after a certain numbers of hours. This is my
own
>  personal decision.
>
>  Bobby
>


Betty
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
"I will either find a way or make one."