Take your time. Consider who you might choose to be your proxy. Think about your treatment wishes. Discuss the issue with family members and your doctor. Talk with your minister, rabbi, priest.
Many people have strong feelings about the administration of food and water.
If you are unable to swallow, food and water can be supplied by a tube down your throat, a tube placed surgically into your stomach. or intravenously. Consider in what circumstances, if any, you would have such procedures withheld or withdrawn. If you write the entire document, type it or print so it is legible. The declaration must be in writing, signed by you, and witnessed by two adults. There must be a written acceptance by the proxy, in language set forth in the law.