Is it Important to discuss End of Life Issues

The answer to the question when is it important to discuss end of life issues varies, amongst the population, and  different cultures. In Western civilization, we are hearing that more serious discussions are needed to take place within the family homes,more so in the present, than in the past. The reason is that the vast majority of people travel, more to their jobs, vacations, and simple driving for pleasure,which makes sense that discussions on the matter of end of life issues must  be discussed, more so now than ever.


There are no set times when to discuss the important issues of end of life. It was not customary for many families to talk about death, or talk about the issues of life illnesses, the making of living wills,these were not something many families were willing to discussed among relatives, and the power of attorney was not written down most of the time, parents knew what they would do to save their love one's in case of grave illness.


Today it  is not so, the individual have to make a decision before any illness is foreseen, and must have the power of attorney ready in case he /she cannot make decisions for themselves. In most cases it is best to say that the proper time to start a discussion  about end of life is when that individual leaves home to start a family, in this way they both know what each other wants in case they are incapacitated due to a serious accident or a terminal illness.

By doing so they would have every thing in place especially, if young children are involve, they would know who is going to take the children and care for them, if both parents dies, too many incidents take place when families go against one another as to who would raise a siblings children, if a will is not made out.

The head of the family need to raise, and discuss the end of life issues the word DNR, Power of Attorney (Health Care Proxy) and, living Will, are all legal papers, that takes care of an individual, who are not able to make decisions on their own if incapacitated.

Perhaps if the general public educate themselves more about what the advance directives entails, it would help individuals, or families make wise decisions to make an effort to have a Will and Health care proxy filled out making it easier for everyone,  that are involved with a love one, making life less complicated when discussing the End of Life Issues.

The whys of discussing this topic is not on the forefront of everyone mind, for those that have discussed the end of life issues with their love one's is great. The many that were unfortunate to, must   ask themselves why is it important to discusses these issues,  it may have been they were not educated , or have  been told that it was costly to have a Will, and Health proxy made out, the truth is it is not.

The best defence one can have is to discuss the issues, and take the necessary steps to make sure that it's what you and your family wants, knowing the truth about what is important puts you in a position of security, and knowing this makes it feel right that you have done the right thing. What matters now is that the family is at ease because of the discussion.

Since we know that death is inevitable, and that we will have to come to terms facing the death of a loved one, should we not prepare for what we know is certain, and have the understanding as to why it is important to discuss the end of life issues.


To be able to discuss this issue we need to come to the understanding, death is not an easy thing to discuss or a place to be, but neither is it horrible as we imagine, that is why it is very important to discuss the end of life issues, by preparing ourselves well in advance, we will be able to deal with issues that may arise, and be comfortable discussing them.