Weeks before communities across America were under stay at home orders, my doctor delivered the terrifying news — my chronic illness put me in the high-risk category for COVID-19. “It would be statistically improbable for you to survive coronavirus,” the physician said, following with orders for me to not leave me house for any reason outside of seeking medical care.
I called my lawyer, reviewed my will, revised my advance healthcare directive, and updated my funeral plans. While such actions may not be typical of a 30-something-year-old, this wasn’t my first potential loss of life experience, and I knew that waiting until I was in the ICU to make such decisions wasn’t feasible.
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