Oral directions you have given to your doctor or those important to you will sometimes be followed by health care providers, depending on how detailed and recent those instructions were.
You may wish to tell your personal doctor and those important to you your wishes about future treatment, even if you choose not to sign an advance directive.
This is why it’s so important to have continuing discussions with those important to you. It can reduce anxiety and guilt they may experience when your wishes aren’t known.
