Table of Contents
Introduction ix
The ABCs xi
A Accidents Will Happen 1
A for Attitude
Affluent Aunt with Alzheimer's
A for Attitude Again
B Bones of Contention 15
C Caregivers Have Feelings, Too 21
Cremation: Making an Ash of Yourself
D Donate Your Body to Science 29
E Etiquette of Sympathy and Grief 37
E for Eulogy
F Let's Put the Fun Back in Funeral 47
G From Beyond the Grave 55
H Hospice 59
I Independence Issues 67
J Jewelry Junkie 75
K Keeping on Top of the Meds 81
L Dying While Doing Something You Love 87
M Meetings, Meetings, Meetings 93
N Nemesisters (And the Little Brother) 99
O Obits, aka "The Women's Sports Page" 109
P If You Love Your Loved Ones, Preplan 115
Presenting Items to People before You Go
Q Quilts and Other Ways to Celebrate Memories 125
R Respect the Family Unit 129
Respect Other Family Units
S Stuff, Stuff, and More Stuff 139
Surprises and Shootings
The Surprise Hits Keep on Comin'!
A Surprise of My Own
A Super-duper Surprise!
T Time Waits for No One 151
U Death is Quite an Undertaking 157
V It Takes a Veterinarian and a Village 163
W The Will: Write It Down, Make Your Wishes Known 169
X eXecutor/eXecutriX 173
Y Yard Sales Versus Estate Sales 179
Z Zzzzzzzz 185
Jo's Glossary 196
Afterword from the Afterworld 199
Acknowledgments 201
Why Jo Wrote This Book 203
A Chance to Contribute Your Stories! 205
Book Jo for Your Event 205
Index 207