advanced directive

here's a fun way to spend an hour... i had my "advanced directive" done today. yepper- all set for something terrible to happen to me. i'm all about prepare for the worst, and then it won't happen :) for those of you that are curious, here's how it came about...

at some point in the early part of my diagnosis/dr's appts, someone asked me if i had an advanced directive that i wanted on file. i gave them a blank stare. huh? they said, "oh, then you probably don't have one. you may want to look into it." i promptly filed that information somewhere behind the "holy crap i have cancer" file in my brain. a week or so later my investment guy was in my school lounge (convenient, right? that's why he's my investment guy. i'm very picky.). he is also my life insurance guy, so the files in my head shifted around a bit, and since i have no money to talk about investing at the moment, "advanced directive" came popping to the forefront. i asked him what it was. he said he had never heard of it, but figured it had something to do with a will. he said he'd look into it for me.

a few days later he called and said that he hadn't found anything yet, but that he was still pretty sure it had to do with a will. i filed it back in that file in my brain. you know, the one behind "holy crap i have cancer".

i got a call from bob over break though. he's such a good guy. he was walking through his lobby at work and saw a sign at vitas advertising an "advanced directive clinic". he went in and talked to them and found out all about it and told them about me, blah, blah, blah. then he called me with all the info. such a nice guy. unfortunately, the thing was the very next day, and i had just had chemo and no sitter, etc... but i called the lady he talked to.

she said i didn't have to come in during the clinic to get it for free, and i made an appt, and went in tonight. they were totally nice, and very helpful, and so glad that i had come in. and it was free- not the couple hundred that bob figured a lawyer would charge me. sweet! now i don't have to worry about being on the news with a bad haircut, and a tube in my mouth, drooling, while my family argues about whether or not to take out my feeding tube. yay! it was fast and easy, and free, and you should all do it.

let's review: you should all a) check your boobies, b) get cancer insurance, and c) set up your advanced directive so your husband doesn't turn you off cuz you're a bitch, and your mom can't keep you alive when your a drooling doorknob because you're her baby. go on now- get started :) i mean it! and for those boys that are reading this, you don't have boobies, so you should go get your prostate checked. i'm equal opportunity here.

also- it's going to be warm tomorrow! yay! let's all take a walk- maybe hold hands, and sing a song, too. i love spring :) i'm wearing capris, and sandles tomorrow. even if it's 34 degrees when i leave for work! have a good friday- tgif :)