Courageous Conversations On Dying The Gift Of Palliative Care

Author : Shahid Aziz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1983403288

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Courageous Conversations on Dying - the Gift of Palliative Care by Shahid Aziz Pdf

Dying - which we all inevitably must do - can be appreciably better for each of us if we approach end of life conversations early, while we still have the capacity to make our own decisions. This book can help us all with this. In addition, Courageous Conversations on Dying guides physicians in their role of supporting patients and families through decision-making for end of life, concentrating on patients' goals. Whether we are physicians, patients, family members, or caring individuals who want the best possible end of life experience for ourselves and each other, we must acquire the skills for loving, fruitful conversations. In this book, you'll learn how to prepare for these conversations, including what kind of setting, what words to use, how to be a good listener, how to empathize, how to help in decision-making, how to properly document end of life wishes, and more, along with many case studies to illustrate the points.

Author : Phil Dwyer
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781459731950

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Conversations on Dying by Phil Dwyer Pdf

The story of the end-of-life experience of a palliative care physician who helped thousands of patients to die well. We all die. Most of us spend the majority of our lives ignoring this uncomfortable truth, but Dr. Larry Librach dedicated his life and his career to helping his patients navigate their final journey. Then, in April 2013, Larry was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Unlike the majority of us, Larry knew the death he wanted. He wanted to die at home, surrounded by his family: his wife of forty years, his children, and his grandchildren. He did. He was peaceful and calm at the end. Larry proved that the “good death” isn’t a myth. It can be done, and he showed us how. Ever the teacher, Larry made his last journey a teachable moment on how to die the best death possible, even with a pernicious disease. As hard as it is to guide patients toward dying well, it is far harder to live those precepts day by day as the clock ticks down to one’s own death, but Larry, together with author Phil Dwyer, chronicled his final journey with courage and humour.

Author : Isabel Tom
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780802498168

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The Value of Wrinkles by Isabel Tom Pdf

That Wasn't A White Hair, Was It? We’re so afraid of aging that we begin to devalue ourselves and others with each passing year. The phrase "30 years old" incites panic. Seniors live in separate communities and barely interact with young people, while middle-aged people spend millions each year on anti-aging products. But what if we have it all wrong? Isabel Tom grew up living with grandparents and has spent over a decade of her career serving older adults. In The Value of Wrinkles she: Teaches you what the elderly offer us that we cannot live without Challenges our cultural beliefs and practices that affect those who are aging Gives you practical insight on how to care for those older than you

Author : Carole O'Doherty,Jo Black
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910286036

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Difficult Conversations by Carole O'Doherty,Jo Black Pdf

Author : Jennifer Collins Taylor
Publisher : My Rehab
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-28
Category : Death
ISBN : 0967988799

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Living Life Dying Death by Jennifer Collins Taylor Pdf

This book is a call to action for you to find the courage, comfort and confidence to have conversations about death and dying, with the overarching hope that you will embrace living well and dying well. In times of health reflect on, explore and express your beliefs on the very nature of life and living, death and dying. In times of health challenges use this book as a guide to initiate difficult conversations when faced with the possible decline and death of your self, friend or loved one. In times of grief use this book to bring support and hope to the dynamic experience of grieving.Courageous conversations about life and death allow the strength and beauty of the human spirit to shine.

Author : Maggie Callanan,Patricia Kelley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781451677294

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Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan,Patricia Kelley Pdf

In this moving and compassionate classic—now updated with new material from the authors—hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years’ experience tending the terminally ill. Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts—of wisdom, faith, and love—that the dying leave for the living to share. Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, Final Gifts shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end.

Author : Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781773051765

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Talking About Death Won’t Kill You by Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller Pdf

This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a medical event, and we have lost the ability to make this last part of life more personal and meaningful. Today people want to regain control over health-care decisions for themselves and their loved ones. Talking About Death Won’t Kill You is the essential handbook to help Canadians navigate personal and medical decisions for the best quality of life for the end of our lives. Noted palliative-care educator and researcher Kathy Kortes-Miller shows readers how to identify and reframe limiting beliefs about dying with humor and compassion. With robust resource lists, Kortes-Miller addresses advance care plans for ourselves and our loved ones how to have conversations about end-of-life wishes with loved ones how to talk to children about death how to build a compassionate workplace practical strategies to support our colleagues how to talk to health-care practitioners how to manage challenging family dynamics as someone is dying what is involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID) Far from morbid, these conversations are full of meaning and life — and the relief that comes from knowing what your loved ones want, and what you want for yourself.

Author : Wendy Mulder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1939261953

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Dying Happy by Wendy Mulder Pdf

'Dying Happy' - A paradoxical title it seems, however this raw and real account of a carer's experience with the palliative care of her dying Mother offers a very different view on what it means to be a carer, what it means to die and what it means to live. What if you could have more ease with death and dying? In a world where death and dying are considered to be 'the worst possible outcome', Wendy Mulder tells of her experience in this easy to read, insightful and thought provoking account of a carer's diary. She shares her insights and awareness around death, dying, relationships and self. She also introduces the tools and philosophies of Access Consciousness(r) which she says, enabled her to gain way more ease and have far less judgment of herself, of others and of death itself as she navigated her way through the palliative care process. "Whether you are the carer, or you are close to someone who is dying, this journal offers insights into what else is possible if you take the path less travelled. Your journey will be different." - Wendy Mulder. Wendy Mulder is a Grief Therapist, Access Consciousness(r) Certified Facilitator, Registered Nurse and author of Learning From Grief. She offers a range of services including private consultations and classes to assist people in moving forward with ease through grief. www.kindnesswithgrief.co

Author : Richard Kitchen,Christina Faull,Sarah Russell,Jo Wilson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119784388

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Handbook of Palliative Care by Richard Kitchen,Christina Faull,Sarah Russell,Jo Wilson Pdf

Handbook of palliative care Comprehensive resource utilising up-to-date evidence and guidelines to support non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings Building on the success of previous editions, this new edition of the award winning handbook has a practical focus and provides the user with an approach to clinical challenges while also providing enough information to explain why this approach is suggested. The 4th edition of Handbook of Palliative Care supports non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings and focuses on holistic care and therapeutic interventions. With several new chapters and content significantly updated to reflect new evidence and practice, the 4th edition also presents up-to-date evidence, guidance in a succinct format and utilises flow charts and figures to enhance the accessibility of information. Written by four highly accomplished nursing and medical authors with over 100 years’ experience between them in hospital, hospice, care home and community settings, Handbook of Palliative Care provides: Guidance from clinicians who are experts in their field An acknowledgment of the requirements of healthcare professionals attending to patients with palliative care needs, along with a dedicated chapter addressing this topic Contemporary guidance on medicine management, symptom control and managing complications of cancer Palliative care in heart failure, renal disease and advanced liver, neurological and respiratory diseases An in-depth look at patient and public involvement in palliative care and inequity Skill development including communication, ethical considerations and spiritual care New chapters including frailty, dementia, and multi-morbidity; and palliative care for people living with mental illness and people with intellectual disabilities This 4th edition of Handbook of Palliative Care is an ideal supporting resource for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals caring for patients with palliative care needs in the UK and beyond. The 1st edition was the winner of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize.

Author : Patricia Pearson
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307360151

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Opening Heaven's Door by Patricia Pearson Pdf

From the award-winning, groundbreaking author of A Brief History of Anxiety...Yours and Mine comes a touching, exhilarating, challenging exploration of the inexplicable gleamings of another world many of us experience, in life, in grief, and near death. Sparked by extraordinary experiences that occurred in her family when her father and her sister both died in 2008, Patricia Pearson was launched on a journey of investigation into what she calls "a curious sort of modern underground--a world beneath the secular world, inhabited by ordinary human beings having extraordinary experiences that they aren't, on the whole, willing to disclose." Roughly half the bereaved population, about 20% of those near death who recover, and an unreported number of the dying witness or experience a sensed presence, the mystery of near-death awareness, and, if they are not in horrible pain or medicated into unconsciousness, rationally inexplicable feelings of transcendence and grace as they depart on the journey from which none of us return. Pearson brings us effortlessly into her illuminating quest for answers, inspiring us to own up to experiences we may never have shared with anyone. Secular or religious, all of us wonder deeply about these things if we let ourselves, and also about the medical, social and psychological implications of understanding what it means to pass through heaven's door.

Author : Ira Byock
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998-03-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781101500286

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Dying Well by Ira Byock Pdf

From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well. Nobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone. This is Ira Byock's dream, and he is dedicating his life to making it come true. Dying Well brings us to the homes and bedsides of families with whom Dr. Byock has worked, telling stories of love and reconciliation in the face of tragedy, pain, medical drama, and conflict. Through the true stories of patients, he shows us that a lot of important emotional work can be accomplished in the final months, weeks, and even days of life. It is a companion for families, showing them how to deal with doctors, how to talk to loved ones—and how to make the end of life as meaningful and enriching as the beginning. Ira Byock is also the author of The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:494281960

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Dossier Trisha Brown by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ira Byock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781476748535

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The Four Things That Matter Most - 10th Anniversary Edition by Ira Byock Pdf

"With a new introduction and additional stories"--Jacket.

Author : David Gramling,Robert Gramling
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501504570

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Palliative Care Conversations by David Gramling,Robert Gramling Pdf

This book will be the first of its kind to offer intensive conversation analysis on patient-clinician interactions in the context of palliative medicine. The book focuses on a series of individual case studies of conversations that revolve, in each case, around one key critical term that is often evoked or understood differently by clinicians and patients.

Author : Phil Dwyer
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781459731943

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Conversations on Dying by Phil Dwyer Pdf

Two men face two very different deaths: One, a renowned palliative care doctor, grapples with the reality he helped so many to confront. The other, an ordinary man, faces an ordinary death. Conversations on Dying is a compelling portrayal of two final journeys that challenges you to ask, “What death would I choose?”