Five wishes is a legal document in the state of Virginia that allows you to do the following:

1. Name the person that you want to make medical decisions for you when you are unable to make them for yourself. This person will legally be your medical decision maker.
2. Specify the type of medical care you want. This will help your legal decision maker know what you want in the event you can’t speak for yourself.
3. State how comfortable you want to be.
4. Let other people know how you want to be treated.
5. Share what you want your loved ones to know.