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Caring for the dying : the doula approach to a meaningful death / by Fersko-Weiss, Henry.;
A tale of two deaths -- The end-of-life doula approach -- Death mythology -- Truth telling at end of life -- Deep active listening -- Life review and the search for meaning -- Creating legacy projects -- Planning for the final days -- Guided imagery -- Ritual -- The vigil -- Reprocessing and grief.Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth doulas and helps the dying to find meaning in their life, express that meaning in powerful and beautiful legacies, and plan for the final days. The approach calls for around-the-clock vigil care, so the dying person and their family have the emotional and spiritual support they need along with guidance on signs and symptoms of dying. It also covers the work of reprocessing a death with the family afterward and the early work of grieving. Emphasis is placed on the space around the dying person and encourages the use of touch, guided imagery, and ritual during the dying process. Throughout the book Fersko-Weiss tells amazing and encouraging stories of the people he has cared for, as well as stories that come from doulas he has trained and worked with over the years. What is unique about this book is the well-conceived and thorough approach it describes to working skillfully with the dying. The guidance provided can help a dying person, their family, and caregivers to transform the dying experience from one of fear and despair into one that is uplifting and even life affirming. You will see death in a new light and gain a different perspective on how to help the dying. It may even change the way you live your life right now. -- Amazon.com.
Subjects: Terminal care.; Terminally ill; Doulas.; Terminally Ill;
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Prayers & rituals at a time of illness & dying : the practices of five world religions / by Fosarelli, Patricia D.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [83]-92) and index.Buddhism -- Christianity -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Judaism.
Subjects: Terminally ill;
© c2008., Templeton Foundation Press,
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Palliative & end-of-life care : clinical practice guidelines / by Kuebler, Kim K.; Heidrich, Debra E.; Esper, Peg.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Terminally ill.; Terminal care.; Nurse practitioners.;
© c2007., Saunders/Elsevier,
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Demystifying hospice : Inside the stories of patients and caregivers / by Clayton, Karen J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgments / Introduction / CHAPTER 1: First visits by the social worker / CHAPTER 2: Hospice care at home / CHAPTER 3: Caring for the caregiver / CHAPTER 4: Hospice in a place you call home / CHAPTER 5: Finding meaning / CHAPTER 6: Dramatic challenges / CHAPTER 7: Social isolation / CHAPTER 8: Saying goodbye / CHAPTER 9: Remembering / CHAPTER 10: Mixed feelings about end-of-life care / CHAPTER 11: Making good end-of-life decisions / CHAPTER 12: Reflections / Appendix A: Ways to Make a Limited Life More Pleasant for the Patient and Caregiver / Appendix B: Selected Bibliography / Appendix C: Suggested Reading / Appendix D: Glossary, Terms, and Abbreviations / Appendix E: Helpful Websites / Appendix F: Films that May Help Discussions of End-of-Life Issues / Appendix G: The Differences Between Home Health Care, Palliative Care, and Hospice / Notes / Index / About the Author.Hospice care is available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness. People often do not avail themselves of hospice care because they don’t understand what it entails. Many wait until their last few days to request this extraordinary comfort care instead of using the full six months available to them through Medicare and other insurance options.Demystifying Hospice describes through stories good news about end-of-life issues. Written from the perspective of a licensed social worker with experience in public and private hospitals, hospice, and the American Cancer Society, these first-hand accounts of patients, family members, hospice workers and others will lift spirits, touch hearts, and illustrate the advantages of hospice care. These are real-life examples of personalized comfort care, offered by an interdisciplinary team, where ever the patient lives. Each story addresses some aspect of helping families through the caregiving and grieving process, which are part-and-parcel of a serious illness, and offers comfort and understanding to readers who may be going through similar experiences. This book describes hope, healing, and support through difficult times.-- provided by publisher.Description based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Hospice care.; Terminally ill; Terminally ill;
On-line resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kirtland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5501544 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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Challenges and choices for patient, carer and professional at the end of life : living with uncertainty / by Proot, Catherine,author.; Yorke, Michael,1939-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The dying person and their loved ones -- Attitudes to death and dying -- The end of life: people's experiences -- Medicine and care at the end of life -- Medical intervention, a liver saver or a life changer? -- Euthanasia and assisted dying -- Person-centered care -- Conclusion -- Post-script: lessons from Covid-19."Living with Uncertainty gives a broad perspective on the complexities and challenges of the practice of end-of-life care, as well as the perceived benefits and limitations of medical intervention. Drawn from research and clinical and pastoral experience, the book examines the feelings associated with the end of life, highlighting the demands that people are faced with and their consequences. It moves into the difficult area of people who feel defeated by their illness and can or want to live no longer, as well as the family, caregivers and professionals who surround them. These perspectives have been built upon around a hundred narratives of lived experience, combined with the wider clinical and practical range of voices. A topical post-script Lessons from Covid-19 captures the choices and challenges on a personal, professional and systemic level which the pandemic acutely revealed with a multiplicity of examples. This will be essential reading for students and professionals in palliative and end-of-life care. Families and friends will also benefit from this book as they try to come to terms with the delicate but universal issues of death and dying."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Terminal care.; Palliative treatment.; Terminally ill.; Hospice care.; Terminal Care; Hospice Care; Palliative Care; Terminally Ill;
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Dying at home : a family guide for caregiving / by Sankar, Andrea,author.; Cassady, CM,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This will be the third edition of this title, heavily updated from the 1999 second edition"--Introduction: home death: a return to tradition -- Taking the patient home to die -- Strangers in the home: the use of formal support -- Caregiving -- Social support -- The well-being of the caregiver -- Planning for death and remembrance -- Challenging situations: slowing or hastening death? -- Demystifying death -- Conclusion: living while dying -- Appendix A. Tasks and challenges of caregiving -- Appendix B. Resources -- Appendix C. Legal issues -- Appendix D. Next-step planning after death -- Appendix E. Medical aid in dying -- Appendix F. Pain at the end of life.
Subjects: Terminally ill; Home nursing.; Home care services.;
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Demystifying hospice : inside the stories of patients and caregivers / by Clayton, Karen J.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index.Acknowledgments / Introduction / CHAPTER 1: First visits by the social worker / CHAPTER 2: Hospice care at home / CHAPTER 3: Caring for the caregiver / CHAPTER 4: Hospice in a place you call home / CHAPTER 5: Finding meaning / CHAPTER 6: Dramatic challenges / CHAPTER 7: Social isolation / CHAPTER 8: Saying goodbye / CHAPTER 9: Remembering / CHAPTER 10: Mixed feelings about end-of-life care / CHAPTER 11: Making good end-of-life decisions / CHAPTER 12: Reflections / Appendix A: Ways to Make a Limited Life More Pleasant for the Patient and Caregiver / Appendix B: Selected Bibliography / Appendix C: Suggested Reading / Appendix D: Glossary, Terms, and Abbreviations / Appendix E: Helpful Websites / Appendix F: Films that May Help Discussions of End-of-Life Issues / Appendix G: The Differences Between Home Health Care, Palliative Care, and Hospice / Notes / Index / About the Author.Hospice care is available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness. People often do not avail themselves of hospice care because they don’t understand what it entails. Many wait until their last few days to request this extraordinary comfort care instead of using the full six months available to them through Medicare and other insurance options.Demystifying Hospice describes through stories good news about end-of-life issues. Written from the perspective of a licensed social worker with experience in public and private hospitals, hospice, and the American Cancer Society, these first-hand accounts of patients, family members, hospice workers and others will lift spirits, touch hearts, and illustrate the advantages of hospice care. These are real-life examples of personalized comfort care, offered by an interdisciplinary team, where ever the patient lives. Each story addresses some aspect of helping families through the caregiving and grieving process, which are part-and-parcel of a serious illness, and offers comfort and understanding to readers who may be going through similar experiences. This book describes hope, healing, and support through difficult times. --People often do not avail themselves of hospice care available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness because they don't understand what it entails. Clayton provides firsthand accounts of patients, family members, hospice workers, and others to illustrate the advantages of hospice care. Each account addresses some aspect of helping families through the caregiving and grieving processes, and offers comfort and understanding to readers who may be going through similar experiences. -- adapted from publisher info
Subjects: Hospice care.; Terminally ill; Terminally ill; Caregivers.; Hospice Care.; Terminally Ill.; Family Relations.;
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The one hundred years of Lenni and Margot : a novel / by Cronin, Marianne,author.;
Determined to leave a mark on the world even though they are in the hospital and their days are dwindling, unlikely friends, seventeen-year-old Lenni and eighty-three-year-old Margot, devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have lived.
Subjects: Terminally ill; Intergenerational relations; Friendship; Painting;
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Beaches [videorecording] / by Marshall, Garry,director.; Donoghue, Mary Agnes,screenwriter.; Midler, Bette,producer,actor.; South, Margaret Jennings,producer.; Bruckheimer, Bonnie,producer.; Hershey, Barbara,1948-actor.; Heard, John,1945-actor.; Gray, Spalding,1941-2004,actor.; Read, James,1952-actor.; Kazan, Lainie,actor.; Delerue, Georges,1925-1992,composer (expression); Dart, Iris Rainer.Beaches.; Touchstone Pictures.; Silver Screen Partners IV.; Touchstone Home Video (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm);
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround sound.Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, James Read, Lainie Kazan.Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; film editor, Richard Halsey ; music, Georges Delerue.MPAA rating: PG-13.Two childhood friends are reunited in their middle age and one learns she is dying of a fatal disease.Special features: Widescreen enhanced for 16x9 televisions -- Beaches bloopers -- 1989 Grammy Award-winning Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year "Wind beneath my wings" music video performed by Bette Midler -- AFI's 100 years ... 100 songs with Bette Midler (clip) -- Mayim Bialik remembers Beaches -- Barbara Hershey screen test -- Audio commentary with director Garry Marshall -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby digital surround ; French Dolby digital surround -- Subtitles: English, French.
Subjects: Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Terminally ill; Dart, Iris Rainer; Female friendship; Terminally ill;
© [2005], Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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Host / by Cook, Robin,1940-author.;
Devastated by the death of her boyfriend after a routine surgery, fourth-year medical student Lynn Pierce investigates the accident and discovers a string of suspicious deaths at the hospital.
Subjects: Medical fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Women medical students; Surgery; Terminally ill;
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