End-of-Life Resources
Copies of the new Probate Code section 4701, Advance Directive for Health Care can be obtained from:
* Medical Society of Santa Clara County, 408.998.5700;
* Community Hospital of Los Gatos, 408.866.4107;
* O'Connor Hospital, 408.947.2595;
* Good Samaritan Hospital, 408.559.2596.
To register for your Advance Directive, call 800.548.9455, or email usliving
willregistry.com.
Moyers on Dying in America--On Our Own Terms, a four-part PBS series on KQED Sept. 10-13, 9 to 10:30 p.m. Local followup is at 10:30 p.m. through Bay Windows public affairs programming. Moyers' show airs on KTEH Sept. 14 and 21 and Oct. 5 and 12, at 9 p.m. with local followup by Ray Suarez. Companion website to the Moyers TV series is at www.pbs.org/onourownterms. For video cassettes of Moyers on Dying, call 800.257.5126, or www.films.com.
Community followup programs to Moyers TV series On Our Own Terms: Continuing the Conversation are at two locations:
* Los Gatos Community Hospital and Hospice of the Valley are sponsors on Sept. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Community Hospital Conference Center, 555 Knowles Ave. Los Gatos. No fee, refreshments served. For information and to register, call 1.888.257.5476;
* VA Palo Alto Health Care System and MidPeninula Hospice sponsored program on Sept. 27, 6 p.m. for a light meal; 7-9 p.m. for the program, at 3801 Miranda Ave., Building 101, Palo Alto. No fee. To register, call 1.888.755.7855.
Understanding the Grief Process: Email orders to members@aarp.org, for a free pamphlet.
'On Death and Dying and Wheel of Life' by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D., internationally known thanatologist. Books are at libraries and book stores.
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Workshop. A free community public service program on the new Advance Directive for Health Care for those interested in the Bloodless Surgery Program on Sept. 11, 7 p.m. at Community Hospital of Los Gatos Community Hospital Conference Center, 555 Knowles Ave. For information, call 408.866.3822 "Bloodless" means medical or surgical treatment without the use of banked (stored) blood.
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