• It lets you catalog vital information on banks, savings accounts, loans, safety deposit boxes and so on so that
this information is available when it should be.
• It gives advice on how to deal with bureaucracies that are often insensitive to the needs of people at such
personal times.
• It provides necessary information about where family heirlooms, personal letters, photos, jewelry and so forth
can be found.
Other books that may be of assistance to you include Legacy of Love, by Elmo A. Petterle, and The Diagnosis is Cancer, by Edward J. Larschan and Richard Larschan. The latter book covers some of the same ground as Legacy of Love, but from a different perspective, dealing primarily with the legal arrangements necessary for survivors.
Many people unfortunately procrastinate, but books like Choices, Legacy of Love and The Diagnosis is Cancer give all thoughtful people an opportunity to lessen the pain and suffering of their survivors, simply because they love them.