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201904040 q. Notwithstanding t ( e foregoing, 1 do hot wish to receive treatment which will not improve my living conditions OL my health. I only ,Jafrl. 1 including 1 i fe .:kuSl air Ing treatment, that offoro benefits to me greater_ than the burdens it will impose. lrr making this decision, my co-atLorieys in fact should consider whether the treatment: will relieve suffering OE improve my prognosis, the intrusiveness of the treatment, the risks and side < ffec:ts it involves, whether it will extend my 1 i fe arid, if so, what. quality of life or enjoyment of life I will he able to have thereafter. h. Notwithstanding the powers given my co -attorneys in fact herein, my co -attorneys in fact shall follow any other subsequent instructions, oral or written, that I may give my co - attorneys in fact while t am competent:. I. To l h extent that I am permitted by law to do so, I hereby nominate my co -attorneys in fact: or either.- one of them to serve as my guardian, and if I am not permitted by law to so nominate my guardian, then I request in the strongest possible terms that any Court of competent jurisdiction which may receive and be asked to act upon a petition by any person to appoint a guardian for me give the greatest possible weight Lo this request_. INSTRUCTIONS TO PHYSICIAN WITH REGARD TO THE USE OF LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS 14. I direct that my co -attorneys in fact comply with the following instructions (as well as any other instructions contained in this document) on life-sustaining treatment and artificially administered nutrition and hydration: A. I wish Lo live and enjoy life as long as possible. However, I do not wish to receive medical treatment which will only postpone the moment c,f my death from an incurable and terminal condition or prolong an irreversible coma. For the purposes o.[ this document, (1) "terminal condition" shall refer to a condition that is reasonably expected Lo result in my death within twelve (12) months regardless of the treatment that I may receive; and (2) "irreversible coma" shall refer to a permanent loss of consciousness from which there is no reasonable possibility that 1 will return to a cognitive and sapient life, and shall include but not be limited to r persistent vegetative state. 'Therefore, if two (2) physicians (neither of whom is related to me and each of whom is lawfully qualified to practice medicine and is familiar wi1:1 my condition) have diagnosed and noted in my medical records that: 1. I yarn unable Lu give informed consent to medical