Ethical Wills: Putting Your Values on Paper, 2nd Edition Book

	Foreword	ix
	Introduction to the Second Edition	xiii
1	An Overview of Ethical Wills	1
2	An Ancient Custom Moves Forward	7
	A Personal Experience	7
	What Are Ethical Wills and Where Did They Come From?	10
	What's in an Ethical Will?	16
3	Why and When to Write an Ethical Will	19
	Discovering Your Reasons	19
	Life Transitions and Life-Changing Events	21
	When Events Change Your Life	27
4	How to Write an Ethical Will	31
	Three Approaches for Writing Your Ethical Will	31
Approach #1	Starting with an Outline and a List of Items to Choose From	34
Approach #2	Starting with an Outline and Specific Writing Exercises	43
	Values and Beliefs	45
Approach #3	Starting with a Blank Sheet of Paper	53
5	Preparing, Caring for, and Sharing Your Ethical Will	57
	Preparing and Preserving Your Ethical Will	57
	Sharing Your Ethical Will	59
	Reviewing and Renewing Your Ethical Will	61
6	Living Wills	65
	What Is a Living Will?	68
	Why Write a Living Will? (and What Can Happen If You Don't)	69
	What to Include in Your Living Will	71
	Common Misunderstandings about Living Wills	82
	When to Write a Living Will	85
	How to Write Your Living Will and Make It a Legal Document	85
	With Whom to Share Your Living Will	88
	Reviewing and Updating Your Living Will	89
	The Relationship between Living Wills and Ethical Wills	91
Appendix I	Voices of the Heart: Modern Ethical Wills	93
Appendix II	Ethical Will Resources	169
Appendix III	Living Will Resources	173
Appendix IV	Examples of Living Wills	175
Appendix V	Sample Healthcare Directive Forms	191
	Notes	209
	Acknowledgments	215