National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an initiative to encourage people to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be. It’s important to understand that NHDD is not only about end-of-life care but is meant to reach a much broader spectrum so that every individual may have their healthcare wishes met. Click here to learn more!
There are many, many books available at CDPL that examine the topics of death and end-of-life care–take a look at some of the highlights below.
It’s Your Funeral!: Plan the Celebration of a Lifetime–Before It’s Too Late
When My Time Comes: Conversations About Whether Those Who Are Dying Should Have the Right to Determine When Life Should End
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
The Language of Loss: Poetry and Prose for Grieving and Celebrating the Love of Your Life
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