Advanced Directive

advance directives and advance statements are important mechanisms for safeguarding and promoting a patient’s interests and health. An advance directive allows a person to refuse specific treatment in the future should they lose capacity to consent. Advance statements are a means of giving details of the care and treatment a patient would like to receive should they lose capacity at some time in the future, including whom they wish to act as a nominated 
person.

If I should play the ukelele, naked in the snow and rain.

If I should continue to bang my head despite the pain.

If I should scream in Russian at passing cars.

If I should play Grand Piano in smokey old Jazz Bars.

If I should dress like Napoleon and wear Wellington's Boots.

If I should jump on shooting stars and wear lime green zoot suits.

If I should join the army at forty two, raid the pantry and paint my head blue.

If I should cry "God for Harry, England and St George" whilst on a day trip to Cheddar Gorge.

If I should write a sonnet, then place a black tulip upon it.

If I should drink White Lightning, then gurgle something rather frightening.

If I should take the neighbour's cat on a World Cruise, bet Tiddles in Blackjack and then lose.

If I should write abusive letters to the Western Mail, christen vicars and wind up in jail.

Then Dear Sir/Madam...please let me.