It can be used in the living room instead of the emergency room. And it helps families talk with their physician about a subject that before was too hard to face. Residents of these states can still use Five Wishes to put their wishes in writing and communicate their wishes with their family and physician. Most health care professionals understand they have a duty to listen to the wishes of their patients no matter how they are expressed. Five Wishes is available thank to a generous grant by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care.
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Learn more . Those who complete Five Wishes, and groups that distribute the document, should have this important tool. The complete listing of states that Five Wishes is legally valid in. Five Wishes Feedback Let us know how you feel about Five Wishes and hear what others have said.