Book Provides Useful Guide for Dealing With the Inevitable

Jane Brody (columnist, NY Times) has published her book entitled Jane Brody’s Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Guide to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life, Random House (2009). 

Not only does the book cover legal issues that can arise, like advanced directives, organ donation, and assisted death, the book also provides practical advice on issues such as dealing with grief, losing a child, and a bad prognosis.  The book also provides helpful checklists, anecdotes, and cartoons, making the written text all the more approachable for, and applicable to, the reader.