Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, this book shows readers how to help the dying person live fully to the very end. "A hopeful, helpful work . . . provides a gentle way to think about the unthinkable".--"Publishers Weekly".
From the co-author of the classic handbook "Final Gifts" comes the ultimate guide to understanding the special needs of both the dying and those who care for them.
In their 20 years of work as hospice and home-care nurses, the authors have identified a very special time of "Nearing Death Awareness". In this groundbreaking book, they decode the special language with which the dying communicate so that their loved ones can listen, interpret, and facilitate rather than frustrate a peaceful death.
A ground-breaking addition to death studies, Final Gifts shows how to decode the special language with which the dying communicate so that we can help facilitate, rather than frustrate, a peaceful death.
For everyone who has been or ever will be close to someone who is dying, this book is aimed at helping them to understand not only what the experience of death is like, but also how to interpret the symbolic messages by which the dying attempt to communicate their needs to us. In many cases, the dying need to pass on some vital message before they ...
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