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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD transformed the way the world thinks about death and dying. Beginning with the groundbreaking publication of the classic psychological study On Death and Dying and continuing through her many books and her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly, Kübler-Ross brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the deaths of loved ones. In The...
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"Vivien Bearing is an English professor with a biting wit that educates but also alienates her students. With her teaching and life both rigidly under control, Vivian would never let down her defenses, until the day comes when they are taken down for her. Diagnosed with a devastating illness, Vivian agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. For eight months her life must take an uncharted course. No longer...
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"This beautifully written guide offers specific and wise advice for confronting another's anguish, as well as a deep understanding of grief." -Judy Tatelbaum, author of The Courage to Grieve
Time and again we stumble for words and actions that will reflect our feelings of compassion and our desire to be of comfort during a time of loss. Based on the authors' extensive research, their workshops, and their professional experience, and filled with personal...
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Caring for an ill husband has been seen as a "wifely duty." But when your husband has a long-term or life-threatening illness, making decisions can become overwhelming. Some marriages grow stronger, others disintegrate. Denholm draws on her own experiences and her work as a therapist to develop the tools and strategies she shares in this book.
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"Advanced directives and living wills have improved our ability to dictate end-of-life care, but even these cannot guarantee that we will be allowed the dignity of a natural death. Designed by two sisters-one a doctor, one a lawyer-and drawing on their decades of experience, the five-step Compassion Protocol outlined in A Better Way of Dying offers a simple and effective framework for leaving caretakers concrete, unambiguous, and legally binding instructions...
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Death, which inevitably comes to all, is nonetheless treated as a taboo subject in America. In this program, Bill Moyers describes the search for new ways of thinking -- and talking -- about dying. Forgoing the usual reluctance that most Americans show toward speaking about death, patients and medical professionals alike come forward to examine the end of life with honesty, courage, and even humor, demonstrating that dying can be an incredibly rich...
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"Living with Death and Dying was written at the insistent request of patients, readers, and parents of dying children ... [who] asked for more help in understanding the different languages terminally ill adults and children use when they try to convey their inner knowledge and needs"--Introduction.
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