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 ===Making an <span class="noglossary">advance</span> directive===
-In an '''<span class="noglossary">advance</span> directive''', you can write <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> to your representative or to your doctor about what kind of health care you want and don’t want if you have a serious medical condition.
+In an '''<span class="noglossary">advance</span> directive''', you can record your instructions for accepting or refusing specific health care treatments. It’s meant to “stand in” for you in the future — at a time you need health care but aren’t capable of providing consent.
-<span class="noglossary">Advance</span> directives don’t cover personal care or financial affairs. They apply only to future health care and often deal with end-of-life decisions. Some people use the term "living will" when talking about an <span class="noglossary">advance</span> directive.
+Advance directives are usually appropriate for people with a specific medical condition or who are at end-of-life. Some people use the term "living will" when talking about an advance directive.
 Instructions in your <span class="noglossary">advance</span> directive can be general statements such as ''"I don't want to be connected to machines to stay alive."'' Or they can be specific statements such as: ''“I don't want to receive donated blood.”''