Final Wishes Planner
Updated October 11, 2026
A final wishes planner lets you say, in your own words, how you want to be cared for and remembered, so your family does not have to guess or argue.
Medical wishes
Record your health care agent, where your advance directive is kept, organ donation choices, and comfort wishes: music, faith, visitors, and where you would like to be.
Funeral wishes
- Burial, cremation, or green burial
- Preferred funeral home and cemetery
- Religious service, celebration of life, or private
- Readings, scripture, songs, and speakers
- Flowers or donations in your memory
- Obituary facts and the photo you would like used
Personal wishes
How you want to be remembered, what you want your family to know, and letters to the people you love. These pages often become the most treasured part of the binder.
More than wishes
This planner is part of the In Case I Die Binder, which also covers accounts, passwords, documents, and an executor's checklist.
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Questions
Are final wishes legally binding?
Some, like an advance directive, require a legal form. This planner records your wishes and points to those forms.
Can I change my wishes later?
Yes. It is a fillable PDF; update and re-print anytime.
Who should see my final wishes?
Your executor and health care agent at minimum.
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