Hope for a cool pillow
By: Margaret Overton
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781937402907
Subjects: Family; Terminal care; Caregivers; Terminally ill; Case studies; Biography; Life care planning; Care
Description: Margaret Overton's Hope for a Cool Pillow is a passionate argument for planning end-of-life care. As physician, daughter and student of American health care, Overton pulls from all corners, showing us the emotional, financial and physical costs of not being prepared. Her daily rounds reveal harrowing consequences, her studies at Harvard highlight the industry's limits, and her own aging parents make her case universal. Deeply felt, frankly told, this book will challenge you--and then help you--make your own choices about end-of-life care.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181).