You Only Die Once: Preparing for the End of Life With Grace and Gusto - Softcover

Margie Jenkins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929488776 ISBN 13: 9780929488776

Publisher: Balcony Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

You Only Die Once is a warm-hearted, easy to read book that demystifies end-of-life planning. Ideas for this usually intimidating challenge are illustrated by poignant personal stories. These anecdotes open the heart and mind to go down planning paths that we often avoid...until it s too late. Plans like: Where you want your cherished possessions to go; your vital papers; preparing your will; and even planning your own funeral or memorial service. It also gives very helpful insights on how to live bodaciously before you die; hope for survivors; what to do first after a death or a medical crisis; advance directives; and spirituality when it really counts.

About this title

About the Author

Margie Jenkins, 86, is nationally recognized for her work with end-of-life issues. An author and dynamic public speaker, she informs and fascinates her audiences across the country on this important topic. She has a private counseling practice in Houston, Texas.

She is an experienced psychotherapist, college lecturer, newspaper columnist, and noted author of the supplementary aid My Personal Planner Expanded Edition for use with this book You Only Die once. She is noted for her sensitivity, humor, and clinical practicality.

Margie is a volunteer therapist for Cancer Counseling, Inc. She holds a master's degree in social work, is a licensed professional counselor, and a licensed marriage and family therapist. She lives in Houston with her husband of more than 60 years, Bob (Jenks) Jenkins, retired Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Services for Conoco. They are the parents of four children and have four grandchildren.

Review

You've done a great service to readers in this book. It's hard to imagine an upbeat book about death and dying, but you did it. --Elizabeth Bennett, former book editor of The Houston Post

Your book is enlightening, interesting, humorous, and pensive. A most significant book. --Dr. Charlie W. Shedd, Minister and best-selling author

Edition details

• Publisher: Balcony Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0929488776
• ISBN 13: 9780929488776
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 226