• More than 25 million people have used Five Wishes to explore and document their health care wishes. It is the most widely used advance directive form in the country.
• Five Wishes meets the legal requirements for an advance directive in 42 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (all states are listed on the 3rd page of the document).
• Five Wishes is easy for everyone to understand and complete. Through easy-to-follow steps, it guides the conversation with your doctor and your loved ones.
• Five Wishes helps you express your wishes in areas that matter most – the personal and spiritual in addition to the medical and legal. It helps you describe what good end-of-life care means to you, whether you are seriously ill or not.
• Completing Five Wishes is a gift to your family, friends and your doctor because it keeps them out of the difficult position of having to guess what kind of treatment you want or don’t want, and helps provide them with peace of mind – knowing that they honored your choices.