Overview

A hands-on guide for patients, families, and caregivers on how tolive an affirming existence while facing the physical and spiritualtraumas of life-threatening illness. Every page of this book reveals the author's keen awareness of thechallenges faced by patients, families, and caregivers dealing withlife threatening illnesses. In page after page readers willdiscover clear, practical, and wise suggestions that are wellgrounded in personal experience. Don't we all know somebody whoneeds this book now? --Robert Kastenbaum, Ph.D., Editor, Omega Journal of Death andDying

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Author:   Kenneth J. Doka
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 6.00cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780787940485

ISBN 10:   0787940488
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   16 January 1998
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Charles A. Corr. Responses to Life-Threatening Illness. Understanding the Illness Experience. Understanding the Road Before. The Crisis of Diagnosis. Living with Disease. Coping with Recovery. Facing the Crisis of Death. Facing Illness as a Family. Coping with Loss. The Sensitive Caregiver. Conclusion. Appendix 1: Resources. Appendix 2: Examples of Health Care Proxies and Living Wills.

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Every page of this book reveals the author's keen awareness of the challenges faced by patients, families, and caregivers dealing with life-threatening illnesses. Practical and wise suggestions that are well grounded in personal experience. (Robert Kastenbaum, Ph.D., Editor, Omega--Journal of Death and Dying)

Author Information

KENNETH J. DOKA is a professor of gerontology at the Graduate School of the College of New Rochelle and a Lutheran minister. He is the former president of the Association of Death Education and Counseling and the author of Disenfranchised Grief and Death and Spirituality.

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