About Confidentiality       xi
The Beginning       xiii

1     Everyone Dies       1
2     The Diagnosis & Treatment Decisions       7
3     Taking Pictures       15
4     Telling Others       23
5     Talking About Death       33
6     Being Remembered       43
7     The Last Gifts       45
8     A Psychic Reading       49
9     Writing the Obituary       53
10   Hospice       63
11   Eating & Wellness Habits       71
12   Dying at Home       77
13   Asking For & Accepting Help       83
14   Unfinished Business       93
15   Reminiscing       103
16   Getting Affairs in Order & Giving Away Personal Belongings       109
17   Physical Aids & Professional Services       115
18   Planning the Service       129
19   How Much Time Do I Have Left?       139
20   A Final Letting Go       145
21   The Day Kris Died       149
22   Immediately After Death       153
23   Bowel Movements, Urine & Rigor Mortis       157
24   The Ashes       161
25   Living On in the Minds & Hearts of Others       165
26   The End       169

Appendix   Passing Peacefully Bill of Rights       173
References       175
Acknowledgments       177
Index       183
About the Author       189
Feedback       191
Order Form       193

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