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Friday, 2 December 2016

Making a living will ?

I was at a friend's mother wake, & bump into a few old friends I've not seen for a long time. One of them started asking us about what do we think about making a Living Will. She said when the time arrives , she don't want her family to have to make hard decisions about her care while they're already upset over her medical condition & she also want to make sure she receive the care she deserve. She decide that the considerate course of action , both for her loved ones & her future self is to take the time now to make some uncomfortable decisions about her end-of-life care.

She envision at the end of her life, her family's burden of grief is lightened by the fact that they know exactly what her final wishes are. Free from guilt & uncertainty, they are able to spend her wake joyfully celebrating a life well lived & swapping cherished stories of her humor, heart & good old fashion common sense. It does seem like a good idea to make a living will, she said it will be.

I was really impressed with all that. As we were all seriously contemplating over this, she kind of 'switched' gear & started talking about life insurance. Then we realized, what's happening.... she's an insurance agent !!!!! Oh Goodness .... too late, I felt a little like being trapped & cornered into a tight spot.
Saved by the bell ...lol...

Then suddenly Richard ( the top boy of our year ) said "that's right, agree with what you said,  thank
God, I've bought all the insurance I needed wayyyyyy....... back!". Always the smart one, we gratefully took the cue & quickly "confessed" that all of us did the same ...lol... She knew what's happening & was about to launch into another sales pitch when the monks started chanting & saved us ....lol....