Ohio Marks Living Wills and Advance Directives Week, Oct. 14-20

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has declared October 14-20 to be Living Wills and Advance Directives Week. This article describes the various documents that can be useful when making end-of-life decisions, as well as how people can have their wishes honored when they can no longer make those decisions for themselves.

While the article focuses on completing documents in Ohio, the Hospice Foundation of America has some general information about Advance Directives.