Good to Go: A Guide to Preparing for the End of Life
Are you good to go?\ One of the few things in life that's certain is death-and here's a realistic, practical, and even humorous book about preparing for it. From cremation ("Making an Ash of Yourself") to funeral plans ("Plan and Plot Your Own Demise"), from choosing executors to dealing with family relationships, Good to Go covers it all.
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One of the few things in life that’s certain is death—and here’s a realistic, practical, and even humorous book about preparing for it. From cremation ("Making an Ash of Yourself") to funeral plans (“Plan and Plot Your Own Demise”) to choosing executors and dealing with family relationships, media figure Jo Myers covers it all. It’s sure to appeal to boomers caring for aging parents and anyone else who needs help approaching this not-so-easy-to-talk-about subject.
Introduction ixThe ABCs xiA Accidents Will Happen 1A for AttitudeAffluent Aunt with Alzheimer'sA for Attitude AgainB Bones of Contention 15C Caregivers Have Feelings, Too 21Cremation: Making an Ash of YourselfD Donate Your Body to Science 29E Etiquette of Sympathy and Grief 37E for EulogyF Let's Put the Fun Back in Funeral 47G From Beyond the Grave 55H Hospice 59I Independence Issues 67J Jewelry Junkie 75K Keeping on Top of the Meds 81L Dying While Doing Something You Love 87M Meetings, Meetings, Meetings 93N Nemesisters (And the Little Brother) 99O Obits, aka "The Women's Sports Page" 109P If You Love Your Loved Ones, Preplan 115Presenting Items to People before You GoQ Quilts and Other Ways to Celebrate Memories 125R Respect the Family Unit 129Respect Other Family UnitsS Stuff, Stuff, and More Stuff 139Surprises and ShootingsThe Surprise Hits Keep on Comin'!A Surprise of My OwnA Super-duper Surprise!T Time Waits for No One 151U Death is Quite an Undertaking 157V It Takes a Veterinarian and a Village 163W The Will: Write It Down, Make Your Wishes Known 169X eXecutor/eXecutriX 173Y Yard Sales Versus Estate Sales 179Z Zzzzzzzz 185Jo's Glossary 196Afterword from the Afterworld 199Acknowledgments 201Why Jo Wrote This Book 203A Chance to Contribute Your Stories! 205Book Jo for Your Event 205Index 207
