Finding your way to say goodbye : comfort for the dying and those who care for them /
Smith, Harold Ivan,1947-
Notre Dame, Ind. : Ave Maria Press,
c2002.
Includes bibliographical references.
Part one: Introduction -- Defining a "good and blessed" death -- Meditating on the Psalms -- Part two: Admitting that you know -- Releasing control -- Asking your questions -- Dealing with privacy -- Grasping the present tense -- Crying -- Saying "no" or "NO"! to heroic measures -- Partnering with physicians -- Putting choices into writing -- Living until dying -- Dealing with the physical changes -- Embracing God -- Expressing anger -- Forgiving -- Befriending your fears -- Deciding how you want to be remembered -- Reviewing your life -- Making room in your dying for some living -- Making doxologies -- Making life easier for your survivors -- Making a valid will -- Giving it to them now! -- Guarding the gate -- Offering hospitality -- Making visitors comfortable -- Ignoring the well-intentioned -- Dealing with the strugglers -- Leaving an ethical will -- composing your goodbyes -- Food for the journey -- Requesting and receiving the gifts of prayer -- Embracing the silences -- Accepting the mystery -- Telling your stories -- Holding on for special red-letter days -- Making room for humor -- Part three: Clinging to hope -- Enjoying dessert -- Choosing the time to die -- Finishing the race -- Endnotes.
Terminally ill
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