| A Better Way of Dying: How to Make the Best Choices at the End of Life Contributor(s): Fitzpatrick, Jeanne (Author), Fitzpatrick, Eileen M. (Author), Colby, William (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0143116754 ISBN-13: 9780143116752 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: 616.029 |
| LCCN: 2009038937 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.06" W x 7.8" (0.38 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fail-safe plan for ensuring one's final wishes are respected Advanced directives and living wills have improved our ability to dictate end-of-life care, but even these cannot guaran-tee that we will be allowed the dignity of a natural death. Designed by two sisters-one a doctor, one a lawyer-and drawing on their decades of experience, the five-step Compassion Protocol outlined in A Better Way of Dying offers a simple and effective framework for leaving caretakers concrete, unambiguous, and legally binding instructions about your wishes for your last days. Meant for people in every walk of life-from the elderly, to those in the early stages of mentally degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, to healthy young people planning for an unpredictable future-this book creates space for a discussion we all must have if we wish to ensure comfort and control at the end of our lives.. |