Coming home
Subtitle: a practical and compassionate guide to caring for a dying loved one
By: Deborah Duda
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Synergy Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780984235896
Subjects: Terminally ill; Death; Hospice care; Psychological aspects; Home care; Terminal care; Caregivers
Description: This step-by-step guide has been used to train hospice staff and volunteers for over two decades. Now Duda help you to create an experience that makes your loved one's final weeks as comfortable and meaningful as possible.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-321).
Table of contents: title: Three experiences with dying at home; title: Mom's story; title: Making the decision to die at home; title: Sources of help; title: Getting on with it: preparations and homecoming; title: Medical considerations; title: Being with someone who is dying; title: Children; title: Making the senses comfortable: practical home care; title: Living fully with dying: our feelings; title: Legal considerations; title: Healing; title: Preparation for death and afterward; title: Planning a burial and service; title: Grieving; title: Life after death.