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Format:

Book

Author:

Lattanzi-Licht, Marcia E.

Title:

The hospice choice : in pursuit of a peaceful death / Marcia Lattanzi-Licht with John J. Mahoney and Galen W. Miller.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary:

Drawing on the expertise of The National Hospice Organization--the umbrella organization for the ever-increasing number of hospice programs nationwide--this definitive guidebook outlines the many different choices for care and help available to the terminally ill, their families, and their caretakers.

Subjects:

Hospice care.

Terminal care.

Death -- Psychological aspects.

Other Author:

Mahoney, John J., 1950-

Miller, Galen W. (Galen Willis)

Notes:

"A Fireside book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.

Contents:

Saying good-bye to dad: a family journeys together -- Hospice care: an informed choice -- So little time, so many people: a single woman accepts support -- My little one: a mother remembers her baby's brief life -- The commitment: facing the end of life his own way -- The heart has reasons: what it means to be a hospice volunteer -- If wishes were horses: a girl's special relationship with her sick mother -- Waiting to live: a couple's retirement -- It doesn't seem like such a long time now: two families face the end together -- Shattered dreams: a community responds to a tragic accident -- "I'm a hospice nurse": the costs and rewards of working with hospice.

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Sample text

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

LCCN:

97036948

ISBN:

0684822695

9780684822693

Other Number:

37533972

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

59711

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

362.175 Lattanzi