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By: Bart Windrum

Bart Windrum — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:07:37 +0000

And now the big book: Notes from the Waiting Room: Managing a Loved One’s (End of Life) Hospitalization. Hospitals tell us to advocate for our hospitalized loved one. They don’t tell us why (too scary) or how (to involved). I do. I’m recognized as a nationally contributing patient advocate/activist by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Notes has received 7 book awards and is endorsed by a full range of medical providers and policymakers (MDs, RNs, Chaplains, ethicists, and a former Colorado governor. Most importantly, it’s written by an experienced informed lay person who’s beholden to no one and interested solely in best empowering you, the patient-family.

Notes is 2/3 about how to advocate during *any* hospitalization. Because its context is each of my parents’ terminal hospitalizations, Notes’ last third is about revisioning end of life to increase the likelihood of dying in peace—like 90% of us say we want yet only an inverse number achieve.

Learn about why we lose the first week of a hospitalization to confusion and disarray; what hospitals actually provide, how to go about advocating, who to talk to and who not to waste time complaining to, how to find help in the hospital, forecasting and ethical support, the complete do not resuscitate conversation for this especially important and misunderstood aspect of medical treatment; and much more.

We can’t begin to change things we fail to explore. Don’t wait until your patient-family member bursts through some hospital’s double doors on a gurney. That’s a very touch time to begin trying to learn.

http://www.hospitalpatientadvocate.com/products/notes-from-the-waiting-room/

By: Bart Windrum

Bart Windrum — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:59:15 +0000

I’ve got two books to add to the queue, both of which I’ve written.

The “little” one first: How to Efficiently Settle the Family Estate, a 72 page eBook. Chances are that your parents or you have *planned* an estate; there’s lots of guidance and marketing around getting that done. But if you’ve lost your second parent or spouse and it’s time to *settle* an estate, well how do go about it? There’s stuff to sell, a home to close, vehicle to transfer title, insurance policies to sniff out and claim, financial entities from the corner bank to the retirement fund holding company, and a final tax return to prepare (and find large deductions for). Unique guidance from a lay person who’s been around this block. Save tons of time, sweat, and estate proceeds. Sampler file for free download.

http://www.HospitalPatientAdvocate.com/products/efficiently-settle-the-family-estate/

By: admin

admin — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:45:45 +0000

Sounds like a great book. Thanks for sharing, Deborah!

By: Deborah Windrum

Deborah Windrum — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:04:10 +0000

Deborah Windrum would like to suggest her own book to ImagineAge readers. If you would like to renew your sense of purpose or sustain your momentum whatever the stage of your career or state of your work place, you will find inspiration in “Harvest the Bounty of Your Career”. Explore the roots, branches, fruits, and seeds of your life to date as you journey through the imagery of a tree metaphor and the progression of fine art images that it evoked. Harvest’s questions and processes will energize your work life and jump start your legacies. The book includes nineteen full-color, original art plates; a soft cover with lay-flat binding; and a tear-off bookmark on the back cover flap. Sample a chapter at http://harvestthebounty.com/wp-content/uploads/files/Harvest_Roots.pdf. Thanks!

By: LA Jackson

LA Jackson — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:58:10 +0000

Slightly Dented Halos shares a panoramic view of life with seniors. Over the course of 5-1/2 years, my in-laws lived with us, bringing a tone of chaos but also great joy. It wasn’t easy, much laughter and many tears, but I’d care for them again if given the opportunity.

Slightly Dented Halos is available (and ON SALE) through Amazon.com or as an ebook of http://www.lebrary.com.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:13:00 +0000

I just learned of a new book called How To Keep Mom (and yourself) Out of a Nursing Home. It is written by a physician who has admitted thousands of patients to nursing homes in his career. He is board certified in family medicine, geriatrics and palliative medicine. In it he gives practical steps for ALL of us, young and older, which will help us to live independently as long as we can.
As a caregiver for my father and also a registered nurse who has spent a bit of time working in nursing homes, it was my number one goal that my father wasn’t going to end up in one. This, of course, is why the book spoke to me, personally.

By: Dorothy Sander

Dorothy Sander — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:01:43 +0000

I recently released an eBook I believe might be of interest to your readers: Saying Goodbye to Mom – and other Reflections on Life after Fifty is a collection of my writings over a two year period of time during which I experienced a variety of mid-life transitions, from empty nest to caring for an aging parent.

My hope is that my reflections on this common experience will bring comfort and support to others as they encounter similar changes.

If you would like a free copy to review please let me know.

It is available on Lulu.com: http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/saying-goodbye-to-mom/8207365

Thanks,
Dorothy Sander

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