Final Gifts

Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
by Kelley, Patricia

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Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for

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The author gives 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 that provides a gentle way to think about the unthinkable. Portions copyright Publishers Weekly.

Author:: Kelley, Patricia

ISBN:: 9780553378764
Format:: Paperback
Pages:: 239
Publish Date:: 02/01/1997
Publisher:: Bantam Dell Pub Group

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Great Book

This is a great book for anyone who may be working in a field of business that deals with death and dying, especially anyone working with the elderly. It gives great insights into the dying process and how to constructively work with people who are actively dying.

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golferrgirl from Virginia, Dec 14, 2011

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Final Gifts

Final Gifts is a must read for anyone living or working with a dying person or trying to understand the death of a loved one. It sheds invaluable information on the human experience at the end of life...It left me with a very peaceful understanding of the dying process.

grandmarock from Montana, Apr 23, 2009

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Wonderful Book

This is a wonderful book about end of life events.

bahalou from Grants Pass, OR, Jan 10, 2008

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Final Gifts

A wonderfully enlightening and comforting book helping the loved ones of the terminally ill to understand and cope with the dying process.

vitosgirl from Silver Spring, MD, Oct 4, 2007

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Final Gifts Helps Immensely with Dying Friends

A friend lent me this book after she lost her adult son to cancer. When I finally got over my reluctance to read it, I was amazed at how fascinating this collection of personal stories are. Written by two hospice nurses, their patients have taught them much about the many different ways that dying people want to communicate. The important lesson for me is that they want to talk about death as they experience what the authors call "nearing death awareness." Putting the dying person off with, "Oh, you'll outlive me," leaves them lonely and exerting effort to protect their caregivers' feelings. They need to talk, and we need to recognize their sometimes indirect ways of bringing up the subject. And we must never tell them that they are not visiting with loved ones who have already passed away. Two of the patients recognized loved ones visiting them "from the other side" who had died, unbeknownst to them. They had not been told for fear of upsetting them. The patient's response was, "What are you doing here?" This book has reassured me that death can be kind and serene, if the surrounding family and friends are loving and supportive.

texasbettyinnh from Salem, NH, Aug 30, 2007

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