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  • 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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