In planning for the future many clients take the sensible step of both making a Will and also setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney to cover their financial affairs.  The latter enables named persons to assist and manage one’s affairs in case of serious illness.  They are called “attorneys” but they do not need to be lawyers in this context – they are usually family members.  

Some clients feel strongly that they would not wish to be kept alive in certain cases of serious illness or accident.