A living will is a type of advance medical directive in which you state your wishes about medical treatment should you be at the end of life and unable to make and communicate your choices, or should you be determined by a court to be incompetent. A living will may also be called a directive to physicians and family, a healthcare declaration, a medical directive, or an advance decision.  Remember, under the laws of most countries and states, a living will only takes effect when you are determined by a physician to be terminally or irreversibly ill (as a result of injury or disease, and as defined in law) and you lack decision-making capacity. As long as a terminally or irreversibly ill patient is able to make decisions and communicate with the physician, the living will is not active. In contrast, MyDirectives' digital advance care plan includes medical treatment preferences usually included in living wills, but it is a higher quality document that doctors and nurses can access and consider any time you suffer a health emergency and are unable to communicate with family, caregivers or medical personnel.