Hospice voices
Subtitle: lessons for living at the end of life
By: Eric Lindner
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781442220591
Subjects: Terminally ill; Death; Psychology; Hospice care; Anecdotes; Sick
Description: "Linder reveals the thoughts, fears, and lessons of those living the ends of their lives in the care of others, having exhausted their medical options or ceased treatment for their illnesses. In each chapter, Linder not only reveals the lessons of lives explored in their final days, but zeroes in on how working for hospice can be incredibly fulfilling"--Dust jacket flap.
Table of contents: title: An aptly named caregiver; title: Find the key that unlocks empathy; title: Adversity crumbles when laughed at; title: Ownership isn't all that it's cracked up to be; title: Talk less, communicate more; title: We're only as sick as our secrets; title: Have guns, will travel; title: Live discharge; title: Dos and don'ts.