Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.
Contents
Knowledge is power : understanding your rights -- Make your voice heard : health care directives -- Pay back : insurance and financial assistance -- HIV -- Dollars and sense : finances and documents -- The white coats : hospitals and doctors -- Terminal illness -- Time off : leave for yourself or your partner -- Post-life issues -- Children are our future : your rights in your child's health care -- Gray gays and skirts : issues for seniors and transgendered individuals.