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Advance care planning / Decision making
The Best Care Possible - A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life Dr. Ira Byock, one of the foremost palliative-care physicians in the United States iluminates one of the most important and...
Conversations: The heart of advance care planning A complete guide to how to have conversations about your wishes, values, and beliefs with your substitute decision maker(s).
Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness (2nd. ed.) This book is written for a general audience by a team of specialists.  Updated since the first edition in 1999, it provides...
Moments that Matter: Cases in Ethical Eldercare Dr Gordon, geriatrician, ethicist, educator, speaker, and author, has written this guide for family members to help support...
So You've Been Appointed Executor [Paperback] Canadian book recommended for friends/family members acting in role as executor for someone who has passed away.
Talking About Death Won't Kill You This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying
When the Time Comes: Families With Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions Likened to a ‘support group in print’ for anyone with aging parents, the author leads a compassionate and eyes-wide-open...
Your digital undertaker: Exploring death in the digital age in Canada Sharon is a retired aerospace engineering officer from the Royal Canadian Air Force and former technology executive from...
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