Dancing with Broken Bones: A Portrait of Death and Dying Among Inner-city Poor

Author:   David Wendell Moller
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780195165265


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 October 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Dancing with Broken Bones: A Portrait of Death and Dying Among Inner-city Poor


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Dancing with Broken Bones provides a chilling portrait of what it is like to die while living in urban poverty. Via interviews with patients and their families as well as powerful photographs, the author demonstrates that a complex array of factors shape the experience of dying poor in the inner city: mistrust of physicians; inadequate communication among providers, patients, and families; a sense of alienation within the bureaucratic maze of the public hospital system; and indignities in care. By demystifying the stereotypes surrounding poverty, the book illumiates how faith and an unassailiable spirit provide strength and courage throughout the end of life experience. Dancing with Broken Bones is a rallying call for compassionate individuals everywhere to understand and respond to the needs of the especially vulnerable people who comprise the world of inner-city dying poor.

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Author:   David Wendell Moller
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.325kg
ISBN:  

9780195165265


ISBN 10:   0195165268
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 October 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Read this book. It will remind you why you became a physician. --The Lancet<br> Moller has produced a profound literary work. --Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care<br> .,. stories of courage, faith, suffering, and neglect are interwoven in a remarkable book for anyone with an interest in end-of-life care. --Journal of Palliative Medicine<br>


Read this book. It will remind you why you became a physician. --The Lancet Moller has produced a profound literary work. --Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care .. .stories of courage, faith, suffering, and neglect are interwoven in a remarkable book for anyone with an interest in end-of-life care. --Journal of Palliative Medicine Read this book. It will remind you why you became a physician. --The Lancet Moller has produced a profound literary work. --Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care .,. stories of courage, faith, suffering, and neglect are interwoven in a remarkable book for anyone with an interest in end-of-life care. --Journal of Palliative Medicine Read this book. It will remind you why you became a physician. --The Lancet Moller has produced a profound literary work. --Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care , .. stories of courage, faith, suffering, and neglect are interwoven in a remarkable book for anyone with an interest in end-of-life care. --Journal of Palliative Medicine Read this book. It will remind you why you became a physician. --The Lancet Moller has produced a profound literary work. --Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care .,. stories of courage, faith, suffering, and neglect are interwoven in a remarkable book for anyone with an interest in end-of-life care. --Journal of Palliative Medicine


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