A beginner's guide to the end practical advice for living life and facing death
"The first and only all-encompassing action plan for the end of life. When it comes to death, we are all beginners. What we could use is a clear-eyed, bighearted friend to hold our hand and walk us through not just the practical decisions we'll have to make in the coming months and years, but also h...
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: This is not life interrupted--this is life
- PLANNING AHEAD. Don't leave a mess ; Leave a mark ; Yes, there's paperwork ; Can I afford to die?
- DEALING WITH ILLNESS. I'm sick ; Taking stock ; Now what? ; Coping ; Breaking the news ; Love, sex, and relationships
- HELP ALONG THE WAY. Dynamic duo: hospice and palliative care ; Symptoms 101 ; Hospital hacks ; Help! I need somebody ; Care for the caregiver ; Everyone dies: how to talk to kids
- WHEN DEATH IS CLOSE. It's your body and your funeral ; Can I choose to die? ; Final days
- AFTER. The first 24 hours ; Grief ; How to write a eulogy and an obituary ; Celebrating a life ; What's left.
