My friend Ann is looking forward to the next stage of her life with the Lord but is very firm about how she leaves this life. In particular she does NOT want to be resuscitated if she collapses. Indeed she has seen her GP and her Lawyer to sign forms saying firmly 'Do Not Resuscitate'; she also obtained one of the NHS forms which say the same.
And her funeral- she has discussed with the Church Minister her views on a funeral service. In particular she does not want anyone going over her life and saying nice things about her. She is a very private person. At the funeral of one of her friends (and she has said goodbye to many in recent years) the Minister said- 'we will now all be quiet and in the silence remember our friend as we knew her'. Anne found this beautiful and very moving.
Having no family Ann has oganised her affairs and made a note for whoever needs to know of the location of her will, who her solicitor is, who has power of Attorney, who should be told of her demise, her bank accont and so on. This seems such a good idea that I aim to follow her example.
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