End of Life can happen anytime. Planning for my life’s end is not the same thing as planning to end my life. It is only about being intelligently proactive.
As I waded through the jargon in section 1233 of the healthcare bill (which by the way I am using as a set of cues to help me make my list) I realized that I needed a cleaner list.

That list, sieved out of section 1233, is here.

1. Key questions and considerations, important steps, and suggested people to talk to
2. Living wills and durable  powers of attorney, and their uses
3. Role and responsibilities of a health care proxy
4. List of national and State-specific resources to assist consumers and their families with advance care planning, including the national toll-free hotline, the advance care planning clearinghouses, and State legal service organizations
5. Continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice, and benefits for such services and supports
6. Life sustaining treatment or similar orders, which shall include—

• The reasons why the development of such an order is beneficial to the individual and the individual’s family and the reasons why such an order should be updated periodically as the health of the individual changes;
• The information needed for an individual or legal surrogate to make informed decisions regarding the completion of such an order; and
• The identification of resources that an individual may use to determine the requirements of the State in which such individual resides so that the treatment wishes of that individual will be carried out if the individual is unable to communicate those wishes, including requirements regarding the designation of a surrogate decision maker (also known as a healthcare proxy).

I will add / delete to this list and make one which I will start expanding on. That will be my Bucket List (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825232/) in a weird sort of way!