{"title":"Karen Orloff Kaplan","description":"\u003cp\u003eKAREN ORLOFF KAPLAN is a public health professional and end-of-life care advocate who co-authored \u003cem\u003eStaying in Charge: Practical Plans for the End of Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e with Christopher Lukas and co-created the PBS program Whose Death Is It Anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaplan holds an M.P.H. and Sc.D. and has served as President and CEO of Last Acts Partnership, a nonprofit focused on improving care for the dying. She previously served as director and then president of Choice in Dying, which evolved into Partnership for Caring. Her academic work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eJournal of the American Geriatrics Society\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Orloff Kaplan’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"staying-in-charge","title":"Staying in Charge: Practical Plans for the End of Your Life","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePractical, emotional, and spiritual guidance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe time may come when you or a loved one has to face a life-threatening illness; when you realize that you or your loved one may be dying. It's never easy to think about the last years of life, but being prepared can help you have your hopes and wishes realized. By taking the time now to plan for the future, you can maintain control of your life even at the very end.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eStaying in Charge\u003c\/em\u003e is a supportive guide to opening up the lines of communication and making life more fulfilling from the first day of diagnosis of a serious illness. This reassuring handbook helps you to focus on important matters such as:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling a living will or a do-not-resuscitate order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeciding upon medical power of attorney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGathering support from friends and family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd, most significantly, learning to live in the midst of dying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the wisdom of many experts and caregivers in the field, \u003cem\u003eStaying in Charge\u003c\/em\u003e offers everything you need to know to make the last years of life more fruitful, less isolating, and more comfortable and peaceful-whenever and wherever the journey occurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Few of us think of our own death with an open heart or a clear mind. Kaplan and Lukas courageously and compassionately demystify this unknown part of life with practical and spiritual guidance. With \u003cem\u003eStaying in Charge\u003c\/em\u003e, the secret is out: You can plan for death and, in so doing, learn how to live more fully.\"-Beth Witrogen McLeod, author of \u003cem\u003eCaregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Staying in Charge: Practical Plans for the End of Your Life means what it says. When it comes time to manage a serious illness, we all want to be in control. There isn't a person alive who shouldn't read and absorb the counsel of this valorous-and unexpectedly cheering-work.\"-Stefan Kanfer, former editor, Time magazine author of \u003cem\u003eBall of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Summer World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471274240\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471274247\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Karen Orloff Kaplan, M.P.H., Sc.D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43185566056664,"sku":"9780471274247","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185566089432,"sku":"9781630261702","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470308011_FC_mockup_v2_1738775055_a4a4a202-a819-4bbe-97cd-83de0cd071d7.jpg?v=1790991676"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-karen-orloff-kaplan.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}