Using the voices of ordinary people, clinical ethicist and nurse Dianne Godkin explores the end-of-life issues and emotions that arise when an individual sets out to prepare an advance directive (living will). Conversations with study participants, and the composite character of Alice, are forthright, practical, and uplifting. Written for individuals and their families who are thinking about creating an advance directive, and for healthcare providers who interact with these individuals, this book provides readers with a deeper understanding of the experience of preparing for the end of life. Foreword by John B. Dossetor.

Dianne Godkin is Senior Ethicist at The Credit Valley Hospital and Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga and is the Lead for the Regional Ethics Program. She is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto as Assistant Professor (status) and as an Associate Member of the School of Graduate Studies. Her prior education includes a Post Graduate Clinical Ethics Fellowship with the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, Doctoral and Master's Degrees in Nursing from the University of Alberta, Edmonton and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from the University of Western Ontario, London. sb

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