You're not dead 'til I say you're dead
Subtitle: a nurse's reflections on death, dying and the near-death experience
By: by Joyce Victor
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Northampton House Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: [Franktown, Virginia]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781937997816
Subjects: Death; Psychological aspects; Terminally ill; Psychology; Mort; Aspect psychologique; Malades en phase terminale; Psychologie
Other titles: You are not dead until I say you are dead; Nurse's reflections on death, dying and the near-death experience
Description: Every encounter with death reminds us of our own ultimate fate; what each of us must one day confront and endure. Our experiences with the dying shape who we are and how we will live. Framed by Victor's own near-death experience, You're Not Dead 'til I Say You're Dead explores the process of dying, the stages of grieving, and what may come next. Along the way, she addresses such rarely discussed yet heartbreaking topics as suicide, sudden infant death syndrome, and miscarriages. First-hand accounts take you into the minds and hearts of those who attend and care for the dead, the dying, and the grieving. Each story is told candidly with humor, irony, science, and, of course (spoiler alert), someone dying.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction by Dr. Brenda Hage; title: Preface : So many questions, so little time; title: Been there, done that : My near-death experience; title: It's not about me : A teenager's lesson; title: You always remember your first : Death and the student nurse; title: Life and death situations : The gray area of life and death; title: Good versus evil : When death is not peaceful; title: It's shocking : When resuscitation works; title: Memories and motives : How experience shaped a career; title: Rearranging the deck chairs : The burden and benefit of treatment; title: Honesty is such a lonely word : Who talks to the survivors?; title: The waiting is the heardest part : Dying can wait; title: Body bag : The body after death; title: So much like her : Legacies of the dead; title: A not so Christmas carol : Suicide; title: Sleepless : Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); title: I hate the smell of Christmas : Dealing with murder; title: Don't cry : More on murder; title: Dance of denial : The struggle of being a nurse and a friend; title: Powerless : Reminders of Being Human; title: Editing life : Using death to rewrite the past; title: Paradise revisited : Looking back at near-death; title: Postscript : The shroud; title: End notes; title: Acknowledgments.