Why Final Roadmap? A Few Stories...

Ruth
Ruth is a beautiful, active and vibrant 78 year old widow with many friends with whom she regularly plays bridge and mah jong. She had been a fashion editor in New York for decades, assertive and confident. She has close relationships with her daughter Sally and recently married grandson Toby both of whom live nearby and adore her. In the last few years, Ruth has become more and more aware of her advancing age. READ MORE.
Sophie
Sophie, a mother of three children including a two-year-old, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35. Her mother and sister both died of the disease at a young age. Her remission has lasted 18 months and the doctors have been cautious in suggesting that, with luck, she could very well live “several more years”, trying various different chemotherapy protocols. READ MORE.
Randy

Randy is a 45-year-old divorced father of boys ages 12 and 14, who practices law in the Midwest, works out regularly and is in good health. He’s always impeccably dressed, prepared for court, and ready to take on every challenge that life presents. While playing in a neighborhood basketball pickup game one evening, Randy’s neighbor Tom, a widower, collapsed while playing basketball. READ MORE.
Greg
Greg is a successful international photographer and outdoorsman. At 52, he is single, active and well-traveled. He’s started thinking more and more about his future after a recent hiking accident when he spent a long, cold night in the Colorado mountains after sustaining a broken ankle. READ MORE.

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Medical Care,
including organ donation

Legal and
Financial

Physical
Death

Visitation/Services
/Remains

Messages for Loved
Ones After Death

Notifications

Life insurance, college fund, final roadmap

We want to get organized, then have some fun!

Leave memories, not problems

Whose life will you make better by preparing for the end of yours?

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Wherever you are on life’s journey, you need a Final Roadmap.

You’re here because you or your parents are getting older, your health is being challenged, or you realize that planning for the unexpected is essential to your peace of mind. Whatever the reason, we understand and want to help. The Final Roadmap Toolkit includes tools and documents that encompass all the decisions you or your loved ones will need to make – including some that, regrettably, people don’t typically think about until it is too late! These include:

●Medical Care ●Legal and Financial ●Physical Death ●Visitation/Services/Remains
●Notifications ●Messages for Loved Ones

One of the most important features of Final Roadmap is access to hundreds of questions that might arise when you or a loved one is unable to communicate.

According to Karen B. Hirschman, a research professor specializing in aging at the University of Pennsylvania, "90 to 95 percent of people think advance directives are a great idea.” However, only 30 to 35 percent of people have actually developed such directives, and the total may well be less. And neglecting to plan ahead can result in misunderstanding and confusion, leaving a painful and costly legacy to those you care about most.

Final Roadmap was created to make end of life planning easier, manageable and affordable. The Toolkit allows you to create, compile and safely store documents and directives – with the option to share the documents you select, with the individuals you choose, in the equivalent of an electronic vault. And for those who want their aging relatives to have peace of mind, Final Roadmap provides a comforting ‘tour’ of those questions and wishes that may be on their minds but not yet expressed.

Final Roadmap ensures that the last chapter of your life reflects your values and that you have communicated your wishes in your own words.