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The file name is: Untitleddesign-2025-_72009.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Helderberg Hospice CEO Robert de Wet (left) and attorney Lyndi Labuschagne (right) shared National Wills Week insights on HelderbergFM with host Christie Hansen.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An initiative of the Law Society of South Africa, it raises awareness of the importance of having a valid will. De Wet explained that as part of Helderberg Hospice&#8217;s holistic hospice and palliative care, social workers also support patients and families with practical matters such as ensuring vital documents such as wills are in order. Labuschagne highlighted that having no will, or one that is outdated, can cause unnecessary delays in finalising an estate and may result in one&#8217;s wishes not being carried out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A valid will provides peace of mind that one&#8217;s loved ones will be cared for as one intended. 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