By Norine Dresser
Named a 2010 Self support top booklet via Library JournalSaying so long to somebody you're keen on comprises relocating narratives approximately finish of lifestyles and grief. those own histories are complemented via functional guidance for these taking good care of their family during the final phases of existence. in case you are grieving, the true-to-life-stories show how others have navigated throughout the tidal wave of feelings and reactions that symbolize the grief technique. For health and wellbeing care pros and those that are supplying help to grievers, asserting see you later to somebody you're keen on presents a brand new point of view at the demanding situations of taking care of the death and residing with grief. hundreds of thousands of poignant, touching, loving, funny own studies handle readers' matters and interest approximately how others have confronted life's ultimate bankruptcy with love and dignity. particular concerns comprise conversing approximately demise, hospice, funerals, grieving, and celebrating existence. The ebook empowers readers via bringing compassion and knowledge to finish of existence matters, offering examples of loving care for the time being of loss of life, illuminating uncharted territory, demonstrating how others cope, demystifying the grief method, and encouraging wish.
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Now, the conversation about end of life becomes more challenging. You hesitate to talk about this delicate subject because you don’t know how she will react. Will the discussion ease the tension between you or make it worse? If you talk about death, will she think you have given up hope? What if either one of you cry? Maybe you want to wait to talk about it after she eats her supper? At last, the moment arrives. Your throat tightens. Your heart races. You muster your strength. The words stick in your throat and then tumble out, “As much as I want you to get well, sometimes I can’t help but think about the possibility of your dying.
If We Could Go to Rome Betsy confides to Fredda that she is having a hard time believing that her sister, Heather, is dying. Although the chemo is no longer working, hospice has been in place for weeks, and Heather is deteriorating rapidly, Betsy continues to talk about their plans to visit Rome. On one of her home visits, Fredda finds the two women sitting amidst maps and tour books, as Betsy talks about all the wonderful places they will see—the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain, and the Colosseum.
For the first time, Carley verbalizes her hope for a peaceful death and wonders what heaven will be like. At the Hospice Since moving into hospice several weeks ago, Chad, a successful business executive, has slowed down the pace of his hectic life and contentedly spends his days on the patio tending his potted strawberries and herb garden. Some days he sits for hours in a lawn chair admiring the plants and 18 SAYING GOODBYE TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE communing with nature. ” While they are enjoying their lunch, Chad talks about his newfound interest in gardening.