Give yourself and your family peace of mind, make an Advance Directive to ensure that your wishes are followed when you are unable to make your own decisions regarding medical treatment and life support. This Advance Directive Package for the State of North Carolina contains:

• an explanation of what an advance directive is.
  
• instructions on preparing and completing an advance directive.
  
• a Health Care Power of Attorney appointing an agent to make health care decisions for you.
  
• a Living Will / Declaration of Desire for a Natural Death which sets out your instructions regarding life-sustaining procedures and other future health care decisions.

These easy-to-use forms are provided in MS Word format, and can be used by more than one person by filling in the appropriate information.