Choosing your healthcare agent is an important decision. Be sure to pick someone who knows you very well, is mature and level-headed, can handle stressful situations, and is easy to talk with. It should be someone you trust and who knows what's important to you. Choose someone who will argue for you with the doctors and nurses and make sure your wishes are carried out even if it means you will probably die. It's usually best if this person lives close to you and is available or willing to travel when needed. If you have more than one person in mind, talk with each person before you make up your mind. MyDirectives lets you choose one person to be your healthcare agent, and you can make the other one or two people your alternates in case your first choice is unavailable in an emergency.