Embracing the end of life : help for those who accompany the dying / Michelle O'Rourke and Eugene Dufour

By:

O'Rourke, Michelle [author]

Contributor(s):

Dufour, Eugene [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Quezon City : Claretian Publications, c2012Description: xii, 22a pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9782896463961

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BF 789 .O75 2012

Contents:

Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Befriending death -- 2. Loss -- 3. Hope and healing -- 4. Dying well -- 5. Caring well -- 6. Grieving well -- Conclusion -- Helpful reading -- Notes.

Summary: "Embracing the End of Life offers caregivers practical tools and guidance to help ensure the journey through aging and the end of life is filled with dignity and comfort. Equally helpful for family members, or those in health care or ministry, Embracing the End of Life is filled with inspirational stories and hope. It explores important issues including loss, suffering and spiritual care while considering aspects of dying well, caring well, and grief. Readers will appreciate the questions provided to help them examine their own beliefs around death and dying. In doing so, they will be better able to journey with others who face these difficult issues."

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Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC BF 789 .O76 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000004732

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Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Befriending death -- 2. Loss -- 3. Hope and healing -- 4. Dying well -- 5. Caring well -- 6. Grieving well -- Conclusion -- Helpful reading -- Notes.

"Embracing the End of Life offers caregivers practical tools and guidance to help ensure the journey through aging and the end of life is filled with dignity and comfort. Equally helpful for family members, or those in health care or ministry, Embracing the End of Life is filled with inspirational stories and hope. It explores important issues including loss, suffering and spiritual care while considering aspects of dying well, caring well, and grief. Readers will appreciate the questions provided to help them examine their own beliefs around death and dying. In doing so, they will be better able to journey with others who face these difficult issues."

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