American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys Blog: As an attorney, you have particular potential to help folks think and talk about their health care goals and wishes. This makes you in synch with National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), a grassroots initiative now in its 6th year which encourages people to do just this. (April 16, the day after tax day, is designated as it’s in keeping with Ben Franklin’s adage that nothing is certain “except death and taxes.”)