Dying Well Prepared

Author : Katy Butler
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781501135477

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This “comforting…thoughtful” (The Washington Post) guide to maintaining a high quality of life—from resilient old age to the first inklings of a serious illness to the final breath—by the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door is a “roadmap to the end that combines medical, practical, and spiritual guidance” (The Boston Globe). “A common sense path to define what a ‘good’ death looks like” (USA TODAY), The Art of Dying Well is about living as well as possible for as long as possible and adapting successfully to change. Packed with extraordinarily helpful insights and inspiring true stories, award-winning journalist Katy Butler shows how to thrive in later life (even when coping with a chronic medical condition), how to get the best from our health system, and how to make your own “good death” more likely. Butler explains how to successfully age in place, why to pick a younger doctor and how to have an honest conversation with them, when not to call 911, and how to make your death a sacred rite of passage rather than a medical event. This handbook of preparations—practical, communal, physical, and spiritual—will help you make the most of your remaining time, be it decades, years, or months. Based on Butler’s experience caring for aging parents, and hundreds of interviews with people who have successfully navigated our fragmented health system and helped their loved ones have good deaths, The Art of Dying Well also draws on the expertise of national leaders in family medicine, palliative care, geriatrics, oncology, and hospice. This “empowering guide clearly outlines the steps necessary to prepare for a beautiful death without fear” (Shelf Awareness).

Author : John Wyatt
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783594856

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John Wyatt examines the "art of dying," a Christian tradition from the past. We see opportunities for dying well and faithfully, real-world examples of personal growth, and instances of reconciliation and personal healing in relationships. This is a book for those who are facing death as well as their relatives, friends, and caretakers.

Author : Andrew Holecek
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781559394086

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Preparing to Die by Andrew Holecek Pdf

We all face death, but how many of us are actually ready for it? Whether our own death or that of a loved one comes first, how prepared are we, spiritually or practically? In Preparing to Die, Andrew Holecek presents a wide array of resources to help the reader address this unfinished business. Part One shows how to prepare one's mind and how to help others, before, during, and after death. The author explains how spiritual preparation for death can completely transform our relationship to the end of life, dissolving our fear and helping us to feel open and receptive to letting go in the dying process. Daily meditation practices, the stages of dying and how to work with them, and after-death experiences are all detailed in ways that will be particularly helpful for those with an interest in Tibetan Buddhism and in Tibetan approaches to conscious dying. Part Two addresses the practical issues that surround death. Experts in grief, hospice, the funeral business, and the medical and legal issues of death contribute chapters to prepare the reader for every practical concern, including advance directives, green funerals, the signs of death, warnings about the funeral industry, the stages of grief, and practical care for the dying. Part Three contains heart-advice from twenty of the best-known Tibetan Buddhist masters now teaching in the West. These brief interviews provide words of solace and wisdom to guide the dying and their caregivers during this challenging time. Preparing to Die is for anyone interested in learning how to prepare for death from a Buddhist perspective, both spiritually and practically. It is also for those who want to learn how to help someone else who is dying, both during the time of illness and death as well as after death.

Author : Julia Neuberger
Publisher : Radcliffe Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Attitude to Death
ISBN : 1857759400

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This book explores the Care Trust concept promoted by central government for improving partnership working between health and social care. Using case studies and examples to raise current issues related to partnership working it explains how Care Trusts are bridging the gap between health and social care and considers how they are delivering more co-ordinated services and improved outcomes. All healthcare and social care professionals with responsibility for involved in or affected by the new partnership working arrangements will find this book useful reading.

Author : L.S. Dugdale
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780062932655

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The Lost Art of Dying by L.S. Dugdale Pdf

A Columbia University physician comes across a popular medieval text on dying well written after the horror of the Black Plague and discovers ancient wisdom for rethinking death and gaining insight today on how we can learn the lost art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as compelling and soulful as Being Mortal, When Breath Becomes Air, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. As a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr. L. S. Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of life. Far too many of us die poorly, she argues. Our culture has overly medicalized death: dying is often institutional and sterile, prolonged by unnecessary resuscitations and other intrusive interventions. We are not going gently into that good night—our reliance on modern medicine can actually prolong suffering and strip us of our dignity. Yet our lives do not have to end this way. Centuries ago, in the wake of the Black Plague, a text was published offering advice to help the living prepare for a good death. Written during the late Middle Ages, ars moriendi—The Art of Dying—made clear that to die well, one first had to live well and described what practices best help us prepare. When Dugdale discovered this Medieval book, it was a revelation. Inspired by its holistic approach to the final stage we must all one day face, she draws from this forgotten work, combining its wisdom with the knowledge she has gleaned from her long medical career. The Lost Art of Dying is a twenty-first century ars moriendi, filled with much-needed insight and thoughtful guidance that will change our perceptions. By recovering our sense of finitude, confronting our fears, accepting how our bodies age, developing meaningful rituals, and involving our communities in end-of-life care, we can discover what it means to both live and die well. And like the original ars moriendi, The Lost Art of Dying includes nine black-and-white drawings from artist Michael W. Dugger. Dr. Dugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how to adapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. The Lost Art of Dying is a vital, affecting book that reconsiders death, death culture, and how we can transform how we live each day, including our last.

Author : Ira Byock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Adaptability (Psychology)
ISBN : 1573220515

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Author : Alan Bingham
Publisher : Stratton Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1643454358

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Conversations and choices about how to prepare for end-of-life can be difficult because we tend not to discuss such topics readily during our life. However, this is one rite of passage that we shall all face, so it makes sense to understand what our choices may be and how to address them. Everyone over eighteen should read this guide and be prepared because we never know when our time is up. It may be the result of an illness or accident or simply aging out. But news of limited life expectancy, it seems, always springs as a surprise. What do you need to do to prepare, what should you consider, and how do you go about preparing? All questions in the guide book are answered along with some suggested ways of discussing the issues with friends and family. Managing your end-of-life journey can be eased to enable you to spend it well. This is the second edition of this book and contains more updated useful information. Alan Bingham is a retired hospice and palliative care executive who has spent many hours with patients at the end of their lives. Alan is a graduate of two schools of management with a liberal arts background in philosophy. He spent most of his career in health-care computer systems and ergonomic rehabilitation equipment. He worked with the Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill development, which was the basis of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and was instrumental in development of electronic medical records and medical billing and accounting as well as clinical systems. He has been a HIPAA compliance officer and is still a long-term care ombudsman in Massachusetts.

Author : Richard Reoch
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781725268135

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A book of beauty, hope and dignity that can be given to anyone - at any stage. Advises and reassures people who are facing death, and their friends, families and carers. Charts pathways from fear to courage, loss to discovery and from denial to insight. Inspires with moving and powerful quotations from major religions and cultures. Offers complementary therapies such as massage, aromatherapy and shiatsu.

Author : Rabbi Julia Neuberger
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781315358413

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This book explores the Care Trust concept promoted by central government for improving partnership working between health and social care. Using case studies and examples to raise current issues related to partnership working it explains how Care Trusts are bridging the gap between health and social care and considers how they are delivering more co-ordinated services and improved outcomes. All healthcare and social care professionals with responsibility for involved in or affected by the new partnership working arrangements will find this book useful reading.

Author : Christopher P. Vogt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0742531864

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Patience, Compassion, Hope, and the Christian Art of Dying Well by Christopher P. Vogt Pdf

By mining the rich tradition of virtue ethics, Christopher Vogt uses the virtues of patience, compassion, and hope as a framework for specifying the shape of a good death, and for naming the practices Christians should develop to live well and die well. Bringing together historical, biblical, and contemporary sources in Christian ethics, Vogt provides a long-overdue theological analysis of the ars moriendi or "art of dying" literature of four centuries ago. Through a careful analysis of Luke's passion narrative, Vogt uses Jesus as the primary model for being patient in the face of death and for dying well.

Author : Rob Moll
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830847228

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The Art of Dying by Rob Moll Pdf

Death will come to us all, but most of us live our lives as if death did not exist. Medicine has made dying more complicated and more removed from the experience of most people. Death is partitioned off to hospital rooms, separated from our daily lives. Most of us find ourselves at a loss when death approaches. We don't know how to die well. For centuries Christians have prepared for the "good death" with particular rituals and spiritual disciplines that direct the actions of both the living and the dying. In this well-researched and pastorally sensitive book, Rob Moll explores the Christian practice of dying well. He gives guidance for those who care for the dying as well as for those who grieve. This book is a gentle companion for all who face death, whether one's own or that of a loved one. Christians can have confidence that because death is not the end, preparing to die helps us truly live. A decade after writing this book, Rob died in a hiking accident at age forty-one. This edition includes a new afterword by his wife, Clarissa Moll, reflecting on Rob's life, death, and legacy.

Author : Dianne Porter
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781483626451

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My Mother's Way of Dying Well by Dianne Porter Pdf

The unexpected collection of my parent’s ashes from the crematorium opened the door to a new adventure in dealing my parents death that I personally found very liberating for my soul. It marked the beginning of a personal pilgrimage of faith I had no intention of taking, I thought I was dealing with my parents remains. As time passed I realized I had no choice but to take this path – this journey was the only way forward for me. Surprisingly for me it actually strengthened my faith in God and his ways as taught in the Christian faith and it’s hard to describe how. Once I committed myself to the task I had to take action. I plunged my hands into their ashes that first day even though for me it was like plunging my hands into my parent’s dead bodies. It was irksome and revolting to me the first time.

Author : Dan Morhaim
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781421439167

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Preparing for a Better End by Dan Morhaim Pdf

When so many others shun away from the topic, Dan Morhaim addresses the situation with clarity, insight, and sensitivity."—Montel Williams

Author : Sarah Winch
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-23
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780702259388

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Best Death by Sarah Winch Pdf

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, how do you plan for the best death possible? In April 2008 Sarah's husband, Lincoln, died from kidney cancer that was diagnosed only four months earlier. He was 48. Sarah is a registered nurse, sociologist and ethicist with experience in the research, training and management of end-of-life care. Her 30 years of working in the healthcare system did not fully prepare her for Lincoln's death, but it did help her and Lincoln plan for the best death possible. This book is the result of Sarah's personal and professional experiences.

Author : Sidney Wanzer,Joseph Glenmullen
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-25
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780786732302

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To Die Well by Sidney Wanzer,Joseph Glenmullen Pdf

Knowing our rights to refuse treatment, and ways to bring death earlier if pain or distress cannot be alleviated, will spare us the frightening helplessness that can rob our last days of meaning and personal connection. Drs. Wanzer and Glenmullen clarify what patients should insist of their doctors, including the right to enough pain medication even if it shortens life. Everyone needs their wise and comforting advice.