A Living Will allows you to specify what actions should be taken for your health in the event that you are no longer capable to make decisions due to illness or incapacity.
A Living Will not only allows you to make decisions concerning treatement to prolong your life, it relieves your family from having to make that difficult decision for you.
Your Living Will goes into effect when you are no longer able to communicate your own wishes.
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration is a form of life-sustaining treatment that feeds a patient with chemically balanced mix of nutrients and fluid directly into the stomach, the intestine or a vein.
This is a comman misconception, and the answer is you will still receive care. You should always get the care that you require.
So I actually think it's a good idea to have a living will. I'd encourage everybody to get one. I have one; Michelle has one. And we hope we don't have to use it for a long time, but I think it's something that is sensible.President Barrack Obama - 2009