Dying : a New Zealand guide for the journey / Sue Wood and Peter Fox ; with Karen McMillan [editor].

By:

Wood, Sue, 1953-

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : Calico Pub., 2006.Description: x, 196 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9781877429002 (pbk.) :
1877429007 (pbk.) :

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DDC classification:

362.1750993 22

Contents:

The voice of destiny : Getting the news -- Breaking the news, and after -- How on earth are we going to pay for this? -- The first days -- Accepting death -- Mourning -- Care for the carers -- Supportive therapies for the dying -- Creativity in the midst of crisis -- Food and nutrition -- To be read after I am gone -- Palliative care -- Practical care at home -- Final crossing : The last 48 hours -- Sunset : Last reflections.

Summary: This book has been written to help anyone who is dying, and their family and carers. The terminal stages of life are like all the rest, in being times for people to live through as richly as they can - but many special practicalities are likely to arise. Drawing on years of experience in hospice care and counselling, Sue Wood and Peter Fox discuss what they and others have found happening in the final stages of illness - what the dying person can expect, what others have found important to do - and generally how to respond positively and practically to the challenges of this difficult journey.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	362.175 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00429698

Previous ed. published as: Dying : a practical guide for the journey. Cape Town : Double Storey Books, 2005.

Karen McMillan is a New Zealand author.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193).

This book has been written to help anyone who is dying, and their family and carers. The terminal stages of life are like all the rest, in being times for people to live through as richly as they can - but many special practicalities are likely to arise. Drawing on years of experience in hospice care and counselling, Sue Wood and Peter Fox discuss what they and others have found happening in the final stages of illness - what the dying person can expect, what others have found important to do - and generally how to respond positively and practically to the challenges of this difficult journey.

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