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WidePlanning | Lymphoma Canada Jump to navigation Lymphoma Canada Languages Français English Know Your Nodes Contact Us Donate Lymphoma Canada Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition AdvocacyWidePlanning Loss and GriefWideCancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the CaregiverWideCancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImprovingWangleto Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition AdvocacyWidePlanning Loss and GriefWideCancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the CaregiverWideCancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImprovingWangleto Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search You are hereHome > Lymphoma > Patient Experience > Coping with Cancer >WidePlanningWidePlanningWidePlanning for the End of Life You may not finger up to thinking well-nigh things like wills and funerals. But if you are worldly-wise to discuss practical matters openly and early on with family, it can bring some peace of mind for everyone involved. It can help the person with wide lymphoma to know that their wishes are understood and it can relieve some of the stress and uncertainty for caregivers and family. Tips for Organizing Important Papers Make a list of where your family can find important papers, or gather them together yourself if you are able. Keep your papers in a fireproof box, with your lawyer or in a safety petrifaction box. Make sure that a family member or friend has access. Although original documents are needed for legal purposes, requite family members copies. If you need help ask a doctor, social worker or lawyer. You can moreover requite copies of any legal documents related to medical superintendency to members of the healthcare team. Advance Directives Advance directives are legal documents that describe what a person wants for their medical care, finances or estate. They indulge people to unmistakably describe their decisions well-nigh end-of-life superintendency and who will act on their behalf when necessary. They take effect only if the person becomes unable to make decisions. Living Wills A living will is a set of written instructions well-nigh a person's wishes for medical care. If a person later becomes unable to communicate or make decisions, doctors and caregivers will know what their wishes are well-nigh the following: Use of zoetic machines or ventilators Use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if zoetic or heartbeat stops Artificial feeding such as tube feedingStandingor not standing with medical treatments. These types of medical superintendency can be used to wait death. As the person with wide cancer, it is unchangingly your right to refuse treatment and to make this wish known. Power ofShysterYou can segregate someone to act as your power of shyster to make healthcare or financial decisions for you if you wilt unable to do so. Sometimes, one person is chosen to make financial decisions and flipside person to make healthcare decisions. A power of shyster should be someone you know well and trust. They will have legal validity to act for you on your behalf. Wills You may want to transpiration an existing will or create a new one. A will gives legal instructions well-nigh how people want their money, property and other resources to be handled when they die. It can moreover include information well-nigh who might squint without a person's children (under age 18) without death or who should squint without pets. When writing a will, get translating from a lawyer to make sure that the document is legal. Funeral Planning Some people want to plan their own funeral, memorial service or other special tribute or event. Others may not. If you're ready, talk to a funeral director, spiritual tipster or social worker. If you have specific religious or cultural customs, be sure to make these known. Planning superiority ways others will not be left to make decisions for you. Lymphoma Patient ExperienceTaking Control Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition AdvocacyWidePlanning Loss and GriefWideCancer Caregivers Overview CLL & SLL Hodgkin Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Are you a patient? Get Informed Are you a healthcare professional? See Resources News & Events October 28, 2018 NewsTITTM NewsEvents 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Idolem Hot... Read increasingly well-nigh 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! October 28, 2018 NewsTITTM NewsEvents 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Idolem Hot... Read increasingly well-nigh 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! 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