Download a pdf of Your Final Checklist here

Your Documents 

• ‰Have you written a will? Is it up to date?
• ‰Have you nominated your power of attorney?
• ‰Where are your important documents? 
  Who has access to them?
  Have you recorded your passwords for all your online accounts and social media profiles?
• Who will be your enduring guardian? 
  This is the person who can speak up for you about medical interventions if you can’t.
• ‰ If you have children who will be their legal guardian?
• ‰ Have you told your loved ones what medical interventions you want and do not want and under what circumstances?
• ‰ Have you written your advance care directive?
• ‰ Have you written an Emotional Will?

Your Loved Ones

• ‰ Have you discussed your end of life plans with family and friends?
• ‰ Would you prefer to die at home?
• ‰ Is there something comforting that you might want in the room with you as you are dying?
• ‰ What would you like to be said to you in your final days/moments? (Many people want to be told that their affairs are in order and their dependants will be taken care of)
• ‰ What do you hope for the people who are around you while you’re dying?
• ‰ Who will receive special family items such as photos and treasured heirlooms?
• ‰ Who will take pets and animals under your care?

Your Send-Off

• ‰What type of funeral do you want?
• ‰ Do you want to be buried, cremated or something else entirely?
• ‰ Where do you want to be buried or have your ashes scattered or your tree planted?
• ‰ What do you want written on your headstone/plaque memorial?
• ‰ Who do you want to perform the eulogy?
• ‰ Do you want to write your own obituary?
• ‰ Do you want to donate to a charity in lieu of flowers or in lieu of anything else? Or do you want to do both?
• ‰ Have you looked into “Do It Yourself” funerals?

Everything Else ...

Let’s change the conversation on Dying to Know Day, August 8th.

Host an event, have a conversation with your family, community or workplace.

Go to www.dyingtoknowday.org for more information.


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