Step 4: Tell Others About Your Wishes

Welcome To Step 4: Tell Others About Your Wishes

Step 4 will take about 10 minutes

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Video Transcript

Dr Thomas: Your doctors and decision maker need to know what’s really important to you. This information can help you make your own medical decisions, and can help us make sure you get the care that matches your wishes.

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Who To Talk To

This Step will show you how to talk to your medical decision makers, medical providers, and family and friends about your wishes.

By clicking on the menu to the left, you can choose to learn how to talk with all, some, or none of these people. It is OK if you are not ready to talk to anyone yet.

Stories About All Kinds of People and Decisions

Collection of video screenshots of people You will see video stories of people from many different backgrounds.

You will also see stories of people who are making all kinds of decisions.

  • Some of these people are healthy and some are ill.

  • Some decisions are about medicines or surgery.

  • Some decisions are about the care they would want if they were very ill.

These stories can be helpful, even if your situation may be different.

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