Legacy for Donna
Subtitle: a palliative death full of blessings : a plea for preventive health genealogies
By: Denise Rodda
Publisher: Eloquent Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Durham, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781609115890
Subjects: Cancer; Palliative treatment; Breast; Ovaries; Human chromosome abnormalities; Diagnosis; Genetic screening; Medical genetics; BRCA genes
Other titles: Palliative death full of blessings : a plea for preventive health genealogies; Plea for preventive health genealogies
Description: Donna Rodda shares her insight gained in nursing her dying sister. She notes the concept of nurturing and comfort when the patient is past being cured but can still be afforded treatment that brings relief. She stresses the need for this palliative treatment, as well as the importance of tracing family medical and genetic histories in order to take preventive care for the rest of the family. "To insure young adults, in their formative years, learn to make their lifestyle choices with this knowledge. Not when disease strikes us."