Many friends have written to me after my post on advance directives, saying that they just can’t seem to get around to signing one — even though they recognize how important it is. So I thought I’d share the inspiring “Ethical Will” of my friend Vivian Shaw…

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Ugh. Paperwork. We’re not even exempt from it while we’re preparing to die. When our “Year to Live” teachers announced that our assignment for the month is to fill out our advance directives, I felt irritated. Kind of the way I feel as April 15 rolls around each year.

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