Your medical records are the most important thing missing from your will
I am leaving my medical records to my children and grandchildren in my will. I wish my grandparents had done this for me. I hope my parents will consider doing it. You should consider doing it too.
My grandparents weren’t alone in omitting their medical records. Almost everyone does it. A friend who practices estate law told me that his partner, who has been writing wills for 30 years, has only had medical records come up once. And only then because the children in the family didn’t talk and the father needed to make sure all of the kids were informed of a consequential medical condition he had.
There is a very real possibility that your medical records will materially benefit your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Depending on the situation, they could even save their lives. This can be the case even if you don’t currently have any obvious medical condition.
I recently found out that I have very high (99th percentile) levels of Lp(a). This blood test is infrequently ordered but pretty important. And my results were not good. As the CDC optimistically puts it:
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