• 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 medical history that may be important to the family, as well as about
family history and where personal letters can be found.
There are other tools that can assist you in your planning. One especially helpful book is The Diagnosis is Cancer, by Edward J. Larschan, JD, PhD, and Richard Larschan, PhD (Bull Publishing, PO Box 208, Palo Alto, California 94302). This 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 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.
