In this simple guide, youll find both practical step-by-step advice and compassionate, heartfelt guidance to dramatically improve the last days of life. Written by a mother-daughter team of hospice professionals with experience in nursing, law and psychology, The End-of-Life Advisor will show you the remarkable benefits of hospice care. If youre a healthcare or legal professional, youll discover the important ways you can advise your patients and clients. If youre caring for a loved one, youll learn how you can help make their last days much more comfortable. If youre planning for yourself, youll understand the decisions you need to make now -- so you can find greater peace down the road. Youll get basic practical information on the ways a person can make their wishes known and maintain control over their end-of-life experience. This includes living wills, power of attorney for healthcare, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders, choosing hospice care, managing pain, increasing comfort, and making after-death plans. Youll also discover caring and compassionate guidance to find or lend emotional support in this difficult time. Youll recognize the importance of the conversation -- the process through which each persons end-of-life wishes are communicated to family members and friends -- and youll see how you can help facilitate this process in your role as a doctor, nurse, lawyer, friend, or family member. Along the way, youll find inspirational, emotional, and often humorous stories of positive end-of-life experiences -- where pain and fear were replaced with comfort and peace.
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