Sick to Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore! maintains that health care and community services are not equipped to meet the needs of people who face a prolonged period of progressive illness and disability before death. Lynn offers what she calls an and "owner's manual for the health care system, and " which lays out facts, concepts, strategies, and action plans for genuine reform and gives the reader new ways to interpret information creatively, imagine innovative possibilities, and take steps to implement them.