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"Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Nurse Hadley shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients' final moments, offering powerful lessons on facing death, recovering from loss, and how to live your life in this deeply personal memoir. Talking about death and dying is considered taboo in popular culture, even in the medical field. Our understanding of death is riddled with misconceptions: memories flashing...
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"From the author of The Day We Met ("As with Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, I couldn't put this book down."--Katie Fforde) comes a beautiful, life-affirming novel that sparkles with love and wonder. We Are All Made of Stars is an unforgettable story about second chances, the power of words, and the resilience of the heart"--
"Hospice nurse Stella prefers the night shift after Afghanistan left her veteran husband a changed man, haunted at night by...
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Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little cat with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight and chase his tail until he was dizzy. Occasionally he consented to a scratch behind the ears, but only when it suited him. In other words, he was a typical cat. Or so it seemed. It wasn't long before Oscar had created something of a stir. Apparently, this ordinary cat possesses...
5) The end of life advisor: personal, legal, and medical considerations for a peaceful, dignified death
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Publisher
Kaplan Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Personal stories and practical advice are combined with guidance for end-of-life planning, in a study that addresses such topics as elder care law, health care law, retirement planning, power of attorney, and dealing with financial planners.
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Burning Hay Wagon Productions
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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"Motivated by their personal experiences with loss, two long-time friends -- one a hospice worker and the other a State Teacher of the Year -- present a powerful and inspiring film on the American struggle with communication and preparation at the end-of-life. "Consider the Conversation" examines multiple perspectives on end-of-life care and includes interviews with patients, family members, doctors, nurses, clergy, social workers, and national experts...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Deborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse whose daily work requires courage and compassion. But her skills and experience are tested in new and dramatic ways when her easygoing husband, Michael, returns from his third deployment to Iraq haunted by nightmares, anxiety, and rage. She is determined to help him heal, and to restore the tender, loving marriage they once had. At the same time, Deborah's primary patient is Barclay Reed, a retired history...
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Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Rotterham Home was a hospice for young people--a place where teenagers with terminal illnesses went to die. Nobody who checked in ever checked out. It was a place of pain and sorrow, but also, remarkably, a place of humor and adventure. Every night at twelve, a group of young guys and girls at the hospice came together to tell stories. They called themselves the Midnight Club, and their stories could be true or false, inspiring or depressing, or...
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