TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wanzer,Sidney H.
AU  - Glenmullen,Joseph
TI  - To die well: your right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life 
SN  - 9780738210834 (hbk.)
AV  - R726 .W35 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - Lifelong Books, Da Capo Press
KW  - Right to die
N1  - "A Merloyd Lawrence book"--T.p; Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-199) and index; Turning points at life's end -- Rights of the dying patient -- The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care -- Pain control -- What you should expect from your doctors and nurses -- Family and friends -- The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death -- What options have been used in the past to hasten death? -- Helium : newly used method to end suffering -- Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression -- The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management -- Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control -- Allowing a merciful death -- Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations -- Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying -- Appendix C: The international scene -- Appendix D: End-of-life organizations -- Appendix E: Sample living will -- Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment -- Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline
ER  -