The debate regarding the legitimacy of now for laterappointments of support administrators cannot however ignore the diversity of situations that are potentially affected and subject to the rulings that have been referred to, such as cases of individuals affected by irreversible, progressive diseases, who have consciously expressed their own wishes with regard to treatment which, in view of the likely progression of the disease and its future implications, might concern them; individuals who anticipate finding themselves in future, following a planned surgical intervention, in a situation of incapacity, and healthy individuals who request the appointment of a support administrator with the intention of letting their own wishes be known and respected, in anticipation of a future possible state of incapacity