Planning for Uncertainty: Living Wills and Other Advance Directives for You and Your Family

by David John Doukas, William Reichel, Dr. David John Doukas MD, et al.

Book Overview

It won't happen to me.

I'm too busy to worry about a living will.

My family will know what to do.

No one wants to plan for death or incapacitating illness. But, as the emotional legal battle in the Terri Schiavo case made all too clear, people of all ages need to document and communicate clear decisions about the final details of their lives while they are healthy and have time to fully consider their own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801886082
• ISBN13: 9780801886089
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher