My name is Kate, I’m 25 years old and I have a will and a funeral plan.
I might seem rather young to be worrying about such things, but I have learnt the hard way that wills really do matter and not having one can leave your family in the lurch.
As professionals we always think of advance care planning as providing choice and control to patients while enabling us to deliver the best care at the end of life. The reality of working with someone on their advance care plan shows that the impact is even greater, writes Mireille Hayden, Senior Partner at Gentle Dusk.