Compassion & Choices of Indiana
Books and Reference Material
Books and Reference Material
Living to the End: My Thoughts and Wishes
is a 5”x 7” journal, created by Compassion & Choices, for individuals
who wish to leave a written legacy for their loved ones.
PINKY-SWEAR: Honoring My Daughter’s Right to Die
by Persis Oberreither details the remarkable relationship that the author
shares with her only child, Amy, as well as the series of events that led
to the decision to have Amy’s life support removed.
Challenge in Choice Total Sessions DVD:
14-Disc Set by Compassion & Choices
Set includes all Challenge in Choice Pre-Sessions and Regular
Sessions:
• The March of the Religious Right
• Toward an Iron Clad Plan for Dementia
• Unifying Messages in a Polarized World
• Insights from Inside the Terri Schiavo Case
• People With Disabilities and Aid-in-Dying
• The Case for A Dignified Death in the U.K.
• The Art in Death
• The Truth Behind Rhetoric
• Dying is No Big Deal
• The Story of Evelyn Martens
• Nudging the Law
• Censorship & Talking About End of Life Choice
• End of Life Choice, Hospice and Oregon
• Debating Expanding Choice at the End of Life
Choices at the End of Life: Finding Out What Your Parents Want Before
It’s Too Late
by Linda Norlander & Kerstin McSteen
Written by two specialists in end-of-life care, this book underscores the
importance of understanding and recording family members’
preferences concerning the end of life.
Compassion in Dying: Stories of Dignity & Choice
by Barbara Coombs Lee
Edited by Barbara Coombs Lee, president of Compassion & Choices,
this eloquent collection of accounts of death and dying embodies the
heart of the choice-in-dying philosophy. Presented honestly and with
sincerity, we hear from the dying, their loved ones and acquaintances
who shared this last chapter.
Death without Denial, Grief without Apology
by Barbara Roberts
From Publishers Weekly: “Roberts’s overriding message is that there isn’
t one right way to express sorrow and that people should be allowed to
use whatever rituals or comforts they need, for as long as they need,
without censure.
Dying Unafraid
by Fran Johns
This inspiring book is a collection of stories of individuals who faced
death without fear. Without pop psychology or religious intonations, it
addresses tough questions including aid in dying through interviews the
author conducted with friends and dying patients she met as a hospice
volunteer.
Last Wish
by Betty Rollin
Journalist Betty Rollin chronicles her mother’s two-and-a-half year battle
with ovarian cancer, from the diagnosis to her decision to end her
unrelenting pain and nausea through hastened death. The details of
Rollin’s role in helping to carry out her mother’s last wish by providing
information, support, and the means necessary to act upon the decision
are widely known.
is a 5”x 7” journal, created by Compassion & Choices, for individuals
who wish to leave a written legacy for their loved ones.
PINKY-SWEAR: Honoring My Daughter’s Right to Die
by Persis Oberreither details the remarkable relationship that the author
shares with her only child, Amy, as well as the series of events that led
to the decision to have Amy’s life support removed.
Challenge in Choice Total Sessions DVD:
14-Disc Set by Compassion & Choices
Set includes all Challenge in Choice Pre-Sessions and Regular
Sessions:
• The March of the Religious Right
• Toward an Iron Clad Plan for Dementia
• Unifying Messages in a Polarized World
• Insights from Inside the Terri Schiavo Case
• People With Disabilities and Aid-in-Dying
• The Case for A Dignified Death in the U.K.
• The Art in Death
• The Truth Behind Rhetoric
• Dying is No Big Deal
• The Story of Evelyn Martens
• Nudging the Law
• Censorship & Talking About End of Life Choice
• End of Life Choice, Hospice and Oregon
• Debating Expanding Choice at the End of Life
Choices at the End of Life: Finding Out What Your Parents Want Before
It’s Too Late
by Linda Norlander & Kerstin McSteen
Written by two specialists in end-of-life care, this book underscores the
importance of understanding and recording family members’
preferences concerning the end of life.
Compassion in Dying: Stories of Dignity & Choice
by Barbara Coombs Lee
Edited by Barbara Coombs Lee, president of Compassion & Choices,
this eloquent collection of accounts of death and dying embodies the
heart of the choice-in-dying philosophy. Presented honestly and with
sincerity, we hear from the dying, their loved ones and acquaintances
who shared this last chapter.
Death without Denial, Grief without Apology
by Barbara Roberts
From Publishers Weekly: “Roberts’s overriding message is that there isn’
t one right way to express sorrow and that people should be allowed to
use whatever rituals or comforts they need, for as long as they need,
without censure.
Dying Unafraid
by Fran Johns
This inspiring book is a collection of stories of individuals who faced
death without fear. Without pop psychology or religious intonations, it
addresses tough questions including aid in dying through interviews the
author conducted with friends and dying patients she met as a hospice
volunteer.
Last Wish
by Betty Rollin
Journalist Betty Rollin chronicles her mother’s two-and-a-half year battle
with ovarian cancer, from the diagnosis to her decision to end her
unrelenting pain and nausea through hastened death. The details of
Rollin’s role in helping to carry out her mother’s last wish by providing
information, support, and the means necessary to act upon the decision
are widely known.
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SUGGESTED BOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
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BOOKSTORE of our national organization, Compassion and Choices
