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