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Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
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- ISBN
- 9780199744565
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199744564
ISBN-13
9780199744565
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99553023
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Handbook for Mortals : Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Death & Dying, Aging, Terminal Care
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Self-Help, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-025271
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A helpful work for patients and their families who are confronted with serious illness at the end of life." --JAMA"Serious, kind and respectful...keeps the focus on the patients and their personal choices." --New York Daily News"An extremely well-considered guide for people facing serious illness--patients, relatives, and friends....Gives realistic advice on the emotional and practical steps needed to be taken when time is short, from saying goodbye to loved ones to choosing and arranging for the desired terminal care." --Oncology TimesA clear guide and a steadying hand for those with a life-threatening illness: medical, emotional, spiritualand above all, practical help for day-to day living. Lynn (director of the George Washington Medical School Center to Improve Care of the Dying) and Harrold (a fellow at the National Cancer Institute) have abundant experience and it shows here. They clarify and articulate the issues and concerns, physical and otherwise, that come with facing death....Anunflinching look at the painful tasks and opportunities for growth that accompany the end of life; coupled with invaluable help for completing them." --Kirkus Reviews, This book is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection.
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
362.1/75
Table Of Content
1. Living with serious illness2. Enduring and changing3. Finding meaning4. Helping families make decisions and give care5. Getting the help you need6. Talking with your doctor7. Controlling pain8. Managing other symptoms9. Living with specific illnesses10. Planning ahead11. Deciding about medical interventions12. Hastening death13. Coping with events near death14. The dying of children15. Dying suddenly16. Enduring loss17. Resources
Synopsis
Modern medical technology has changed not only the way we live but also the way we die. Until two generations ago, people usually died suddenly, after an accident or serious illness. Now, most of us will live with chronic conditions, and our dying will usually take longer, require more care, and demand more planning than ever before. Handbook for Mortals is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection. Written by Dr. Joanne Lynn and a team of experts, it provides equal measures of practical information and wise counsel. Readers will learn what decisions they will need to face, what choices are available to them, where to look for help, how to ease pain and other symptoms, what to expect with specific diseases, how the health care system operates, and how the entire experience affects dying persons, their families, and their friends. Such practical information is indispensable. But equally important are the personal stories included here of how people have come to terms with serious illness and dying, how they have faced their fears and made their choices. These give us moving firsthand insights into a profoundly important process, one that is often kept hidden in our culture. From down-to-earth advice on how to talk to your doctor to inspiring quotes from such writers as Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, Jane Kenyon, and others, Handbook for Mortals addresses the needs of both the body and the spirit in our final years., Handbook for Mortals is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection., Modern medical technology has changed not only the way we live but also the way we die. Until two generations ago, people usually died suddenly, after an accident or serious illness. Now, most of us will live with chronic conditions, and our dying will usually take longer, require more care, and demand more planning than ever before. Handbook for Mortals is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection. Written by Dr. Joanne Lynn and a team of experts, this book provides equal measures of practical information and wise counsel. Readers will learn what decisions they will need to face, what choices are available to them, where to look for help, how to ease pain and other symptoms, what to expect with specific diseases, how the health-care system operates, and how the entire experience affects dying persons, their families, and their friends. Such practical information is indispensable. But equally important are the personal stories included here of how people have come to terms with serious illness and dying, how they have faced their fears and made their choices. These give us moving firsthand insights into a profoundly important process, one that is often kept hidden in our culture. From down-to-earth advice on how to talk to your doctor to inspiring quotes from such writers as Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, Jane Kenyon, and others, Handbook for Mortals addresses the needs of both the body and the spirit in our final years.
LC Classification Number
R726.8.H353 2011
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