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Confronting Life-Threatening Illness
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Sections
« prev | next »- Courage
- The Continuing Cycle
- Smoothing the Emotional Ride
- Getting Emotional Support and Help
- LOVE SELF, OTHERS, LIFE
- FORGIVE SELF, OTHERS
- MOURN FOR LOSS OF SELF AND OTHERS
- KNOW AND EXPERIENCE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING
- CARING GESTURES OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
- BEGIN A NEW WAY OF LIVING
- Act Now
- Use Your Sight
- Use Your Hearing
- Set Goals
- Enjoy Infants, Children, and Pets
- Do THINGS FOR OTHERS NOW
- BALANCE HOPE AND A BAD MEDICAL PROGNOSIS
- GO AGAINST THE ODDS: GO FOR A MIRACLE
- LEAVE SOMETHING BEHIND—A TOUCH OF IMMORTALITY
- Assertive
- Passive
- Resolved
- ON BEING AN EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT
- Medically
- Spiritually
- DEALING WITH DOCTORS
- Write Down Medical Needs and Questions
- List Medications
- Establish Partnership with Doctors
- TREATMENT PLANS
- INFORMED CONSENT
- IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR
- MEDICAL SPECIALISTS AND CONSULTANTS
- GETTING MEDICAL STATUS OF A PATIENT FROM DOCTORS
- Talk to the Patient
- Arrange to Talk to the Doctor
- DEALING WITH CHRONIC PAIN AND DISCOMFORT
- MEDICAL SECURITY
- ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CHOICES
- HOSPITAL
- The Hospital Social Worker
- NURSING HOME
- HOSPICE
- HOME-SUPPORTED
- HOME-UNSUPPORTED
- How You WANT TO BE TREATED
- COMMUNICATING YOUR MEDICAL TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS FORMALLY
- Medical Directive
- COMMON MEDICAL PROCEDURES
- AN EXAMPLE OF INFORMAL WISHES
- ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
- Power of Attorney
- Durable Power
- Limited Power
- Broad Power
- Living Will
- Living Trust
- OTHER LEGAL TOOLS
- Will
- Codicil to Will
- Memorandum to Executor of Estate
- Trust
- Where to Get Medical Insurance Help
- Life Insurance Policies—Review and Update Beneficiaries
- KEY REPRESENTATIVES—PEOPLE OF CHOICE AND OTHER HELP
- KEY CHARACTERISTICS FOR REQUIRED SERVICE PROVIDERS
- OTHER IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS
- CONSOLIDATE YOUR HELP—INVOLVE AS FEW PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
- TYPES OF HELP YOU WILL PROBABLY NEED WHEN DISABLED
- WHERE TO LOOK FOR KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS
- DEATH WITH DIGNITY—A TOUCH OF CLASS
- SOURCES OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE
- APPENDICES
- INTRODUCTION
- Medical Crisis Flow Chart
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