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Leslie Piet, a registered nurse who works with cancer and
other patients, offers these guidelines for hosting a Five Wishes
Party:
Invite all adult members
of your family and neighbors who are interested to come and learn
how to complete their own Five Wishes. Consider asking guests
to bring a covered dish to share in a good meal afterward.
For each guest, have at
least one copy of the form you choose to use, and a few extra to
send along to those who couldn't come.
Arrange for an expert or
facilitator to attend to educate the group about the contents of
Five Wishes, someone who can help bring up pertinent questions
and elicit answers that family and friends need to know but are
often afraid to ask. Large groups can be separated into smaller
groups if more than one facilitator is available.
Once the Five Wishes
are completed, signatures should be witnessed or notarized according
to the laws of your state.
Copies of Five Wishes should be given to and discussed
with the power of attorney, doctors, specialists and anyone else the
individual wishes. Keep the wallet card found in the back of
Five Wishes indicating the location of the document. |
