| Description |
209 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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| Contents |
Introduction: David's story -- 1. What is palliative care? -- 2. Barriers to palliative care: taking care of the person versus fighting the disease -- 3. How we want to die: palliative care's benefits for patients and their loved ones -- 4. How to get the care you want: knowing what to ask for, what to expect, and what to demand -- 5. How to cope when illness changes everything: quality-of-life care includes the family -- 6. Putting it all together: creating an action plan for when the end is near -- 7. Spirituality and well-being: care of the spirit matters too -- 8. Grief: tapping into restorative sources after goodbye -- 9. Making palliative care mainstream: what legislators, philanthropists, educators, and you can do -- Epilogue: David's legacy: the Kanarek Family Foundation. |
| Summary |
"This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-199) and index. |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Palliative treatment.
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Death.
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Families of the terminally ill -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
9781421445717 (hardcover) |
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9781421445984 (paperback) |
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