Attention: Responsible Family Members Caring For An Aging Or
Elderly Parent Or Loved One, Corporations Wanting To Help
Their Employees Providing Elder CareLoved One, Mortuaries,
Elder Care Service Providers, And Anyone Else Who Believes
In The Value Of End-Of-Life Planning
“Members of the Boomer Generation: Are you
physically or emotionally drained caring for
an aging or dying loved one?
You love them, but is caring for them killing you?”
Worry. Pressure. Tension. Emotional and Physical Stress. For the person responsible for the care of an aging or dying loved one, all of these can come your way, and more.
Corporations are losing millions of dollars in lost productivity as employees resign to care for aging or dying loved ones or take more and more time off and then resign.
Don’t pay the price for being short-sighted. Having your legal and financial affairs in order is part of End-of-Life planning. BUT if you want to do it right, there is much more to it.
Face it: End-of-Life Planning is the 800 pound gorilla that sits in the middle of every family’s living room and no one wants to talk about it.
Ignoring it will not make it go away, nor will you or your loved one live longer.
Introducing…
“Plan
While You Still
Can
16 End-of-Life Checklists You Need Now”
A Limited Number of Signed First-Edition Copies Are Available Now!
You’ll be totally amazed when…
You learn that the 16 chapters contain over 397 straight-forward “Yes” or “No” questions, many of which will make you say, “Gee! I never thought of THAT!”
And… You’ll learn that Attorneys, Estate Planning, and Investment Advisors are just three of the 16 chapters in Plan While You Still Can. You’ll wonder, and maybe worry, what you and your loved one are missing by not knowing about the other 13 chapters.
I have provided end-of-life planning help and support to elderly individuals and their families, when those individuals were suddenly facing a life-ending illness and needed to make final plans, immediately.
As family and friends learned of my growing experience and competency, they began seeking my advice and council. Finding I had an aptitude and a gift for helping bring order, dignity and a sense of calm to families and individuals facing death or a debilitating illness, I listened to family members who encouraged me to document what I had learned about eldercare planning and end-of-life decisions, and to be of service to others.
With my book, companion workbook, two-disc audio CD, large-format version of my book, workshops or family coaching services, the 800-pound gorilla is not nearly as large and intimidating as it first appears to be.
The trick is for you, your siblings and your loved one to take the initiative, BEFORE THE NEED IS UPON YOU, and Plan While You Still Can.
I know you’ll be glad you did.
- Donald M. Burrows
Author of Plan While You Still Can
From: Donald M. Burrows
RE: Stop Doing End-of-Life Planning With Only Half a Brain
Dear Friend,
Recently, I was at a conference and a man asked me about my book. I told him that, after helping elderly individuals and their families get their affairs in order, calmly, rationally, and with dignity when one of them faced an imminent life-threatening illness, I paid attention when relatives told me I should document the end-of-life planning checklists.
His response did not surprise me. He said, “My folks are in their 80s and are all set – they have their will and all their finances in order. We don’t need your book.”
I asked if he was familiar with “Left Brain” and “Right Brain” thinking? He said yes.
I told him that the legal and financial aspects of end-of-life planning had to do with left-brain thinking. I suggested that, by ignoring the right-brain side of things, (for example, helping his parents clarify the legacy they wanted to leave behind, or taking the lead in talking about and coming to agreement on what kind of celebration of life they may want for themselves, and how they wanted to say good-bye to everyone,) perhaps he and his parents had done their end-of-life planning with only half a brain?
That led to a spirited conversation, and he ended up buying several copies of Plan While You Still Can, one for himself, one for his parents, and a copy for each of his brothers and sisters.
As we talked, he told me he had begun to spend more time with his parents, and while they were still living independently, he was starting to see signs of their failing health.
He further said he and his siblings had begun to discuss how best to care for their parents when the need arose. He was surprised and disturbed at how fast disagreement and conflict had appeared among them. To his knowledge, none of the siblings knew what end-of-life plans their parents had made, or wanted to make.
He felt that serious conflict about levels of care and costs were just over the horizon. He found the whole situation physically and emotionally draining.
I told him that what he was describing was not uncommon, and that when siblings began to address end-of-life planning for their parents, they and their individual egos often got so caught up in the process that they lost sight of the fact that after mom and dad died, the kids would still be alive, and in a sibling relationship, and that how they each treated each other and their parents now would affect that relationship.
What he had described was a recipe for “Sibling Divorce™,” (a proprietary term to describe relationships between or among siblings so bitter and acrimonious that they resemble a divorce – a “sibling divorce.”)
He asked if Plan While You Still Can could help them avoid sibling divorce. I told him that, all by itself, no, it would not. But it would give them a framework from which to begin the conversations.
Supporting that framework, I also told him I was just finishing two educational elder care educational workshops he might be interested in: the “Plan While You Still Can” workshop for the public and corporations, and “sibling divorce”, a custom-designed educational workshop to help families create the ideal end-of-life plan with their loved ones.
At that moment, he “got it.” He realized that by focusing on more than legal and financial aspects of end-of-life planning, he and his siblings could help their parents really define what they wanted, and at the same time he and his siblings could solidify their own relationships.
Just imagine for a moment that you were that man. Like him, you want the best for your parents and siblings. What if you could…
- Avoid the wrangling, bitterness, anger, hurt feelings, and conflict that so often results when families meet to figure out how to care for their parents
- Enable your parents or loved ones to define the various aspects of their legacy, and in doing so, gain calmness and be at peace with themselves and their mortality
- Give your family members tools that would enable them to achieve peace-of-mind as they all have input into the formulation of a custom-designed end-of-life plan
- Make friends with that 800-pound gorilla that everyone knows is there but no one wants to acknowledge.
Sounds great, doesn’t it?
Pastor Dave Poland of the Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church said, “… Having recently commended my own father to God’s eternal care – and having had access to Don’s manuscript for a year or so prior to that event – I can personally testify to the author’s insights and organizational skills. Thank you, Don, for ministering to me, even though you didn’t know that you were doing so.”
Property manager Cynthia Stubbs said, “Your book would have been a blessing to have had when my father died in 2002. Looking back there were so many items that should have been taken care of differently than they were…”
Southern Baptist Minister Randy Carroll said, “After being in the ministry for more than twenty years, what I learned in this book could have helped many of the hundreds I have walked thru end-of-life journeys with, more than anything I gave them.”
Motivational speaker Patrick Snow said, “If you have an aging parent, then this book is a must-read – full of strategies to help you remove much of the stress involved with end-of-life planning.”
Wendi Fox Pedicone, author of hanging out with lab coats, motivational speaker and a 2008 victim of breast cancer said, “As a person who is living with the last and most advanced stage of breast cancer, I have thought about what dying might be like, and how the process of dying and death will impact my husband and four children.
I envision Don’s book as one that would not only help them, but me! As the organizer in our family, I can see myself helping them in the process, should I receive a terminal prognosis.
Everyone should read this book as a means to dispel myths, eliminate guesswork, and minimize anxiety associated with, ‘how do we handle this?’
Don, after reading your book, I felt emotional, empowered, and so inexplicably at peace.”
Construction company president Craig Hardy said, “I was overwhelmed by the information packed into each section. I read Plan While You Still Can in a couple of days. I couldn’t seem to put it down. This started the family dialogue: ‘Oh my gosh, we really need to get started.”
Organizational development consultant JonScott Williams said, “I suspect that for those who have firsthand experience with the ultimate transition of a parent, the book will be a jarring reminder of the opportunities lost, the errors made and the deeds undone that often come with the crystal clear vision of hindsight. . . particularly when that vision is enhanced by the lens this splendid work provides. In my case the view was somewhat blurred by some long suppressed tears.
Retired loan consultant and banker Darlene Geyer said, “This book gives such a clear, no-nonsense approach in dealing with difficult decisions. This is a MUST-HAVE book for anyone, so when we are faced with these difficult decisions, we have a way of navigating through the options in a logical and clear, instead of an emotional and chaotic method.”
I Promise You …. End-of-Life Planning Does Not
Have To Be Overwhelming, Scary,
Physically Exhausting Or Emotionally Draining
When I helped my first relative with his end-of-life planning, I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. By the time I had done it again and again, I had a pretty thorough understanding of what end-of-life planning required.
Plan While You Still Can: 16 end-of-life checklists you need now is the result of what I learned helping individuals on both sides of my family address those issues in a calm, organized and dignified manner.
I promise you this: Plan While You Still Can will lessen the stress and confusion, maintain stability in your relationships, and provide comfort and support every step of the way for …
- Families and children of an aging parent
- Seniors
- Caregiver organizations and support groups
- Professionals who provide advice and counsel
- Corporations and associations wanting to help their employees and members
Why is it so important that end-of-life planning include more than legal and financial planning?
There are three main reasons, because your parent’s life has been about so much more than legal documents and money.
- First, you’ll enable your parents or loved one to define the various aspects of their personal legacy to the family, helping everyone to be at peace with themselves and their own mortality
- Second, you’ll help your parent or loved one face and perhaps overcome their fears and achieve peace-of-mind as you help them formulate a custom-designed, end-of-life plan that covers much more than legal documents and money
- Third, you are a leader in the family, and you’ll help everyone avoid an eruption of anger and conflict. Tension will naturally be present, and you will be able to deal with it calmly and rationally while maintaining open communications and cordial, or at least effective, future relationships between and among the siblings
And as I said earlier, you’ll make friends with that 800-pound gorilla that everyone knows is there but no one wants to acknowledge.
“OK, OK – I want Plan While You Still Can. How much is it?”
Once I had the book done, I looked again at the death-and-dying as well as the end-of-life planning books that were available. Some were upwards of $20 or $30 dollars, and some less.
I saw a lot of theory and instructional books, and a lot of personal stories books, but I did not see any checklists of over 396 questions to prompt thought as the reader embraced this particular 800-pound gorilla.
From all I can determine, mine is a pretty unique book, packed as it is with thought-provoking questions spread over 16 critical aspects of end-of-life planning, each chapter with its own corresponding discussion of what approaches and ideas I tried that worked, and did not work, and the reasons why.
It’s hard to know how to price a breakthrough product like Plan While You Still Can: 16 end-of-life checklists you need now – something new, powerful and easy-to-use.
So let me ask you – when you think about everything I’ve told you so far, what would be a fair price for you to pay?
“One guy emphatically told me to put a $50.00 price tag on it.”
I was flattered, but that seemed too much.
Because I want as many people as possible to not only get the book, but to also get the benefit of reading it and answering the questions, I priced it at
Ready for this?
$14.95 per book plus shipping and 8.5% sales tax for residents of Washington state.
And that’s for a signed, personalized first-edition!
OR – you can download the same book for $12.95
And as they say, “But Wait! There’s More!”
When you buy either the book or the download at the regular price, I will see that you get instantaneous download access to my new 32-day Companion Workbook, normally a $24.95 value, for only $10.00 – a savings to you of $14.95.
Fair Warning: this special price is good for a limited time only. Later this Fall, prices will return to normal, just in time for Christmas shopping.
And by the way… one other thing, something important to both of us…
I know I am honest, and I believe you are as well. Therefore, I offer my products with a 100% money-back Guarantee of Satisfaction.
If you are not 100% fully satisfied with either Plan While You Still Can: 16 end-of-life checklists you need now or the companion workbook, simply let me know within 45 days and return my book, or tell me you have deleted it or my companion workbook from your computer and you will get your money back – fast and friendly. I’ll believe you, and trust that you are a person of integrity.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A LIMITED TIME OFFER
I reserve the right to increase prices, or cancel or substitute offers, so if you do not buy now and you come back later, you may find the price has gone up or you may not get the special bonus you want.
Buy Either:
Signed, first-edition copy of Plan While You Still Can for $14.95
or
E-Book edition of Plan While You Still Can for $12.95
And you can:
Download the 32-Day Companion Workbook - Normally $24.95, now specially-priced at $10.00
(Note: Discount applied at checkout if both products are in cart)
I’m super-excited to bring my books to you, and I absolutely know you will be delighted.
Sincerely,
Donald M. Burrows
PlanWhileYouStillCan.com
P.S. I know, first-hand, that providing end-of-life care to an aging or dying loved one can be emotionally exhausting and physically draining. And I also know that if you and your family will take the time to plan before the need is critical and urgent, things can be done much more smoothly. I give you a 100% money back guarantee that plan while you still can will lessen the stress and confusion, maintain stability in your relationships, and provide you and your family with comfort and support every step of the way.
P.P.S. Are you and your family avoiding the whole issue of end-of-life planning because it just seems so overwhelming that you don’t know where to start? Or maybe you are just doing the financial and legal aspects because the emotional side is just too difficult? You never know how much time is left … for living, or for this offer. Few things are more painful to me than to hear someone say they are sorry they did not take care of business when it was possible to do so, but now it is too late. Please don’t put this off.
P.P.P.S. Take me up on my discounted offer and take me up on my discounts averaging 30% per item. I’d hate to see you put this to one side, come back later and find the specials are gone.
P.P.P.P.S. If you have questions or would like to discuss our end-of-life consulting services or either of our one-day WORKSHOPS (Sibling Divorce Workshop™: Solving Eldercare Issues or The Plan While You Still Can Workshop), please contact Don@PlanWhileYouStillCan.com
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Donald M. Burrows – Acorn Consulting Inc.
P.O. Box 1800 – Marysville, WA 98270
800.597.9972 (800.59P.WYSC)
Email: Don@PlanWhileYouStillCan.com
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