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@katgob Writing your own obituary is good. Any form of faith is also good and often reassuring. But, don’t forget the practical. Long term care insurance is the best insurance anyone can buy and is worth the cost. It’s even more important than life insurance. Also, a living will and durable power of attorney is necessary and should not be overlooked.

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Susan, Volunteer Mentor | @grammato3 | May 5 10:41am

@fabia01: Good points. Here are some helpful documents to consider for Advance Care Planning and what they mean: Durable Power of Attorney (someone to make decisions for you if you’re unable to); Living Will (your preferences for medical treatment or withholding of same); Physician/Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (aka POLST or MOLST, a portable medical order for specific choices in serious illness). Also consider organ donation, Last Will and Testament, list of financial accounts, passwords - in secure location or with a trusted individual.

For information on long term care insurance, see this article is from the National Council on Aging: https://www.ncoa.org/article/how-much-does-long-term-care-insurance-cost-and-is-it-worth-it/

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