please help me die well
SEVEN ESSENTIAL PROMISES TO MAKE TO YOUR END-OF-LIFE PATIENTS
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About the Book
Please Help Me Die Well reveals the seven crucial promises you must make to your end-of-life patient if they are to make their journey through their fi nal days in peace and comfort. Whether you are a nurse, a caregiver in a nursing facility, or are caring for your own loved one at home, this book is a powerful resource for you. Full of grace, compassion, and deep insight, this guide will change the way you look at the dying process forever. “JoAnne shows us how to take the inevitable pain, suffering, and loss at the end of life, and infuse it with meaning and deeply attuned care for our loved ones. Please Help Me Die Well is an in-depth and trustworthy guide for navigating the myriads of personal, existential, medical, and ethical issues that confront everyone who is charged to care for someone at the ‘great transition’ which awaits us all at the end. If you’ve ever wondered how to practically love and support a dying loved one as they begin to cross over the great threshold of life, this is the book to read.” – Gary D. Salyer, Ph.D., author of Safe to Love Again.
About the Author
JoAnne Chitwood has been a hospice nurse, author, speaker, retreat leader, and trauma counselor for over thirty years. Her books have been translated into three languages and used as resources all over the world. She is a mother of three, a grandmother of four and a great-grandmother of one. Her family is her treasure.