What is extremely important is to follow the doctor's orders to make the patient as comfortable as possible. Not to mention, if you have a patient on life support and the doctors are unable to do so. To help them longer, the family must decide what they will do. Therefore, ending life support can be a difficult decision to make, especially when it involves your loved one. This is why it is important to have advance directives or a living will on file. This will allow the patient to take these difficult decisions away from their family members. This will also ensure that doctors recognize the patient's wishes. In fact, according to research, the percentage of advance directives completed is as high as 80%. Whereas at the beginning of the 2000s, only 29% of patients had advance directives. This figure is extremely significant because it means that family and loved ones are beginning to understand the importance of having an end-of-life care plan. Additionally, they lay a solid foundation for healthcare professionals. This will allow doctors and nurses to know what life-saving techniques they can and cannot use according to this document.