Well, actually, and now that I read the entire form (the last phrase is the kicker), the checkbox that was marked results in the following statement:
I direct that the application of life-sustaining procedures to my body, including nourishment and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn and that I be permitted to die.
If a person wants to be fed and watered, the "excluding noirishment and hydration" box is to be checked, which results in the following, somewhat awkward statement:
I direct that the application of life-sustaining procedures to my body, excluding nourishment and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn and that I be permitted to die.
Mae is going to need to revoke this Living Will ASAP, unless she wants to be starved to death.
The only place I see the phrase " that I be permitted to die" is in the section she didn't check. Too confusing to this lay mind. No wonder people should have a lawyer they "trust completely" help them with the directives.
I agree, a new document, properly prepared, would be best for Mae.