Life's last gift
Subtitle: giving and receiving peace when a loved one is dying
By: Charles Garfield
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781942094500; 9781942094494
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Terminally ill; Death; Psychology; Peace of mind; Psychological aspects
Description: After four decades of training volunteers to sit at the bedsides of the dying, psychologist and Shanti founder Charles Garfield has created an essential guide for friends, family, and healthcare professionals who want to ease someone's final days but don't know where to begin. Garfield presents practical advice about finding connection, honesty, and peace while being of the greatest service to those at the end of life. By focusing on the reciprocal and healing relationship between the living and the dying, he offers a path toward clarity and wholeness, and even growth. Life's Last Gift is an emotional lifeline for anyone who feels lost and filled with grief during this final stage of life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: I will listen from the heart; title: I will speak from the heart; title: I will act from the heart; title: I will treat you with empathy; title: I will value small acts of kindness; title: I will listen to your stories; title: I will use my pain to connect with you; title: I will allow love to sustain and heal us both; title: I will accompany you as far as we can go together.