Title: Preparing for a better end : expert lessons on death and dying, for you and your loved ones /
Authors: Morhaim, Dan; Morhaim, Shelley
Year: 2020
Subjects: Right to die Popular works.; Terminal care Popular works.; Death Planning Popular works.; Right to Die; Terminal Care; MEDICAL / General.; Right to die; Terminal care
Abstract: "This book is a comprehensive guide to end-of-life planning and care. The authors provide a practical look at medical and legal obstacles that can complicate a person's death. The book features images, forms, cautionary tales, and a table comparing MOLST to POLST, two kinds of advance directives"--
Contents: Introduction: why not the best of both worlds? -- My dog got better care than my mother -- Taking charge: advance directives and choosing the care you want -- A different choice: do everything -- Cure vs. healing: palliative care and hospice -- Whom do you trust? Choosing your health care agent -- It's not just about old people -- No easy answers: dementia, the system, and getting it right -- Assisted suicide, assisted dying, and VSED -- Pain, anxiety, and drugs, drugs, drugs -- What's stopping us -- Gifts of life: organ donation, funerals, and cemetaries -- No job is complete until the paperwork is done: making it legal -- Help, we need somebody: providing support -- The better end: surviving (and dying) on your own terms in today's modern medical world -- Speaking personally.