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100 1 _aWanzer, Sidney H.
245 1 0 _aTo die well :
_byour right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life /
_cSidney H. Wanzer, Joseph Glenmullen.
250 _a1st Da Capo Press ed.
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bLifelong Books, Da Capo Press,
_c2007.
300 _axii, 209 p. ;
_c24 cm.
500 _a"A Merloyd Lawrence book"--T.p.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 188-199) and index.
505 0 _aTurning 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.
650 0 _aRight to die.
700 1 _aGlenmullen, Joseph,
_d1950-
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