Wednesday, September 12, 2007
In Preparation for the Inevitable
In light of recent events within the family, I thought it best to post this just in case I do get hit by a bus and not get lucky.
Medical Directives/Living Will
No body part will be amputated without my explicit permission.
If I am severely injured and I will not be able to walk or have 3rd degree burns in 50% of my body, I do not wish to be resuscitated should I go to cardiac arrest, have a stroke, my lungs collapse or if any complications occur.
If I am in a persistent coma, I do not wish to be resuscitated should I go to cardiac arrest, have a stroke, my lungs collapse or if any complications occur.
If I am in a persistent coma, do not continue life support. I consider myself to be in a persistent coma after 3 days.
Do not operate if the likehood of death on the table is high.
If I will be experiencing a lot of pain and can no longer give directions, put me in a chemical coma.
Should I expire, you may harvest the following parts for transplant if they are still viable:
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Lungs
Bone Marrow
I am assigning my mother as the executor of my living will. If she is unable to follow the directives of my living will, I am assigning my sister, Khay, as the executor of my living will. Should she also be unable to follow the directives of my living will, I will pass the responsibility to my friend JMCC.
Funeral Directives
Set the viewing for at least 4 days in St. Scholastica's College of Manila church.
Have my remains cremated at least after 4 days of my passing.
Try to have yellow or orange roses in the church.
Play selected songs during wake and funeral.
Only Catholic mass will be performed during my wake.
Inform the following people of my passing:
Joey
Ange
Pow
Cel
Den
Bianca
Nicollette
Johann
Weiss
Liselle
Tonette
Mitch
Coleen
Mark
Michael Ben
JC
Leslie
Amihan and Yasmin
Funeral Songs to be Played During the Wake
Alexi Murdoch - Orange Sky
Amos Lee - Colors
Bird York - In The Deep
Coldplay - The Scientist
Counting Crows - The Ghost In You
Earlimart - It's Okay to Think About Ending
Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold
Lene Marlin - A Place Nearby
Marc Cohn - One Safe Place
Maxwell - This Woman's Work
Plumb - Taken
The Sundaes - Wild Horses
The Youth Group - Forever Young
Weepies - World Spins Madly On
* Songs are subject to change if I find more or better songs