An edition of A better way of dying
(2010)
A better way of dying
how to make the best choices at the end of life
by Jeanne Fitzpatrick
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"Advanced directives and living wills have improved our ability to dictate end-of-life care, but even these cannot guarantee 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.." -- from publisher's website.
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Foreword
Prologue
Attorney Eileen Fitzpatrick
Dr. Jeanne Fitzpatrick
section 1. Death and dying in America
1. The need for change : the cautionary tale of Phyllis Shattuck
Dr. Fitzpatrick tells Phyllis Shattuck's story
Reflections
How this book will help
Lessons to learn
New name, old concept
2. Your right to die
Your right to die is born : the case of Karen Ann Quinlan
The Supreme Court weights in : the case of Nancy Cruzan
Advance directive forms : an imperfect solution
The more things change, the more they stay the same : the case of Terri Schiavo
Moving forward : comfort care only and the Compassion Protocol
A personal choice
section 2. Who can use the Compassion Protocol
3. The competent elderly
Dr. Fitzpatrick tells Willa Simpson's story
Learning from Willa
The Compassion Protocol increases choice and control at the end of lie
The Compassion Protocol and the competent elderly
4. The terminally ill
Dr. Fitzpatrick tells Melissa Blackburn's story
Terminal illness and the Compassion Protocol
Current practices
Compassion Protocol practices
5. Alzheimer's dementia and the Compassion Protocol
Dr. Fitzpatrick tells Carl Novack's story
Alzheimer's dementia and the Compassion Protocol
Is this really legal?
Updating time-honored advice
section 3. How the Compassion Protocol works
6. Step one : know your options
Option one : don't go to the hospital again
Option two : refuse antibiotics
Option three : discontinue your usual medications
Option four : refuse hydration and nutrition
Health care options summary
Choosing when your options take effect
Step one summary
7. Step two : make your decisions
Introduction to step two
The Compassion Protocol worksheet
Your list of pros and cons
A story of our own worst fears
Step two and the Alzheimer's patient
Selecting a health care decision maker
Review
8. Step three : communicate your decisions
The importance of full and adequate communication : the story of Ray Sullivan
What constitutes effective communication?
Tell your health care decision maker
Tell your doctor and other health care providers
Tell your family
Tell your friends
Dr. Fitzpatrick talks about her end-of-life choices
Attorney Fitzpatrick talks about her end-of-life choices
Step three summary
9. Step four : do the paperwork
Introduction to the Contract for Compassionate Care
Legal basis of the Compassion Protocol
The long and short of legal forms
And never forget the "people" part
10. Step five : plan the kind of death you want
Changing society one death at a time
11. Hospice and the Compassion Protocol
The importance of fighting for life and of letting go : Dr. Fitzpatrick tells the story of one patient's experience with hospice
The team approach
Paying for hospice
Hospice and the Compassion Protocol
12. Everyone's worst fear : the nursing home
Dr. Fitzpatrick relates the story of Sean O'Connor : a regrettably common nursing home experience
Understanding you nursing home option
Nursing homes : a growth business
The home health care alternative
When the system works : Dr. Fitzpatrick tells the story of Sally Forest
Reflections
13. Looking ahead
Appendix A. Contract for Compassionate Care
Appendix B. Tools for the Compassion Protocol
Glossary.
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