I'll Have It My Way: Taking Control of End of Li

Fewpeoplechoosetocontemplatecriticalillnessortheinevitabilityofdeathuntiltheirtimecomes.Becausepossibilitiesarerarelydiscussed，manypeopleareunpreparedorunabletomakecriticalend-of-lifedecisionsandspendtheirlastdaysinover-medicalizedandunnecessarilypainfulandprotractedsituations.Breakingfranklythroughthetabooofdiscussingdeath，HattieBryantshowsthatwehaveachoice.Inspiredbythepeacefuldeathhermotherwasalmostdenied，Bryantbegangatheringinformationfromnationalexpertsinpalliativecare，geriatrics，oncology，bio-ethics，psychology，andspirituality.I’llHaveItMyWaycrediblyandpassionatelypresentsthecaseforpersonalresponsibilityinthehealthcare，legal，andproceduraldecisionsthatallofusmustmake—iftheyarenottobemadeforus.Bymakingourwishesknownandcommunicatingthemeffectively，weremovetheburdenfromourlovedonesofmakingthedeeplypersonalchoicesthatwillenableustoliveourlivesmorefullytotheend.I’llHaveItMyWayprovidesusefulinformationfromexpertsthroughouthealthcare，real-lifeexamplesthatillustratetheconsequencesofdecisionsmadeornotmade，andathought-provokingguidethattakesthereaderonajourneyofdiscoverytolearnwhatalifewelllivedmeanstothem.Spoileralert：wewillalldie.ButifwefollowHattieBryant’ssoundadvice，ourstorycanhavetheendingthatwebelieveisbest.，Fewpeoplechoosetocontemplatecriticalillnessortheinevitabilityofdeathuntiltheirtimecomes.Becausepossibilitiesarerarelydiscussed，manypeopleareunpreparedorunabletomakecriticalend-of-lifedecisionsandspendtheirlastdaysinover-medicalizedandunnecessarilypainfulandprotractedsituations.Breakingfranklythroughthetabooofdiscussingdeath，HattieBryantshowsthatwehaveachoice.Inspiredbythepeacefuldeathhermotherwasalmostdenied，Bryantbegangatheringinformationfromnationalexpertsinpalliativecare，geriatrics，oncology，bio-ethics，psychology，andspirituality.I’llHaveItMyWaycrediblyandpassionatelypresentsthecaseforpersonalresponsibilityinthehealthcare，legal，andproceduraldecisionsthatallofusmustmake—iftheyarenottobemadeforus.Bymakingourwishesknownandcommunicatingthemeffectively，weremovetheburdenfromourlovedonesofmakingthedeeplypersonalchoicesthatwillenableustoliveourlivesmorefullytotheend.I’llHaveItMyWayprovidesusefulinformationfromexpertsthroughouthealthcare，real-lifeexamplesthatillustratetheconsequencesofdecisionsmadeornotmade，andathought-provokingguidethattakesthereaderonajourneyofdiscoverytolearnwhatalifewelllivedmeanstothem.Spoileralert：wewillalldie.ButifwefollowHattieBryant’ssoundadvice，ourstorycanhavetheendingthatwebelieveisbest.