So They Will Know My Wishes
Making Healthcare Decisions
Advance care planning is a crucial element of your healthcare plan. These directives authorize selected friends and family members to be your voice to healthcare providers if you become unable to communicate. You can also create a "living will" in order to specify which medical treatments you do or do not want to undergo at the end of life.
Johnson County Public Library is committed to providing information and resources that will empower our patrons to make informed advance care planning decisions. For more information, visit the following websites:
- National Healthcare Decisions Day - includes information about advance directives, blank forms, and discussion guides
- The Conversation Project - dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care
- Indiana Advance Directives Resource Center - forms and information from the Indiana State Department of Public Health
The following materials are available for checkout from any JCPL branch. Click a title for more information.
Books
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Living at the End of Life: A Hospice Nurse Addresses the Most Common Questions by Karen Whitley Bell
Checklist for My Family by Sally Hurme
Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality by Pauline W. Chen
Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America by William Colby
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Questions and Answers on Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End-of-Life Care and the Hospice Movement by Fran Smith & Sheila Himmel
The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan For End-of-Life Care by Angelo Volandes
DVDs
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
All resources are provided for general informational purposes only and are not intended as a substitute for the advice or treatment of a doctor, lawyer or other licensed medical or legal professional. Library staff and materials cannot be used to provide medical diagnoses or treatment advice. Johnson County Public Library is not responsible for the content on third-party external websites.
