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Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end of life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door. In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called Ars Moriendi, or The Art of Dying. Written in Latin, this medieval death manual taught people how to navigate the trials of the deathbed, using simple rituals of repentance,...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo Editorial, una divisi̤n de Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
RESUMEN: "Este libro, escrito par una de las mejores especialistas en Cuidados paliativos del mundo, Ana Claudia Quintana Arantes, es una guía única que ha ayudado a miles de personas a transitar el miedo, la angustia en torno a la muerte y a dotar tanto de sentido como de amor hasta el último de sus días. Durante veinte años de experiencia cl̕nica, la doctora Quintana Arantes, especializada en Geriatría, Gerontología y Psicología, se ha...
6) The end of life advisor: personal, legal, and medical considerations for a peaceful, dignified death
Author
Publisher
Kaplan Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
There is no formula for dying well or choices that are right for everyone. At the same time, these stories reveal that some choices may be harmful to the dying person or those closest to him. "Last Acts" helps dying patients and their families think about the possibilities that exist at the end of life, so they may choose to spend their time in ways that help bring them peace of mind.
Publisher
Burning Hay Wagon Productions
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"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...
11) Our friend
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Journalist Matt, his vibrant wife Nicole and their two young daughters, have their lives upended by Nicole's heartbreaking diagnosis of terminal cancer. As Matt's responsibilities as caretaker and parent become increasingly overwhelming, the couple's best friend Dane Faucheux offers to come and help out. As Dane puts his life on hold to stay with his friends, the impact of this life-altering decision proves greater and more profound than anyone could...
12) The end-of-life handbook: a compassionate guide to connecting with and caring for a dying loved one
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
13) Terri: the truth
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Terri Schiavo's husband describes his wife's collapse, the years of care for her up to her death, the reasons why he fought for her right to die, and how he felt justified in having two children with another woman while Terri was still alive.
Author
Publisher
Redemption Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Suitcases from Heaven: A Mother's Journey through Her Daughter-in-law's Cancer is the heart- wrenching story of a daughter-in-law fighting a rare, terminal cancer with a mountain of miracle-moving faith, and a mother-in-law depleted of miracle-believing faith who wants nothing to do with such miracle nonsense. Day by day, as Cindy Seaton Henson cares for her dying daughter-in-law, God invites her onto Jazmin's hope-train legacy. This memoir is intended...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
When his father and sister are injured in an accident that has rendered his father comatose, estranged son Edward decides to stop his father's life support so that his organs can be donated, a choice his sister urges him to reconsider.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash -- er, lease -- on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. And little by little, their adventures expanded and illuminated...
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