| Edition |
First Riverhead trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
xv, 299 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: New York: Riverhead Books, 1997 with the title: Dying well: the prospect for growth at the end of life. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 285) and index. |
| Contents |
Teaching about living, teaching about dying : Seymour Byock -- Questioning assumptions and dawning awareness : my journey -- Learning to die well : Anne-Marie Wilson -- Suffering and beyond : Douglas Kearney -- Finding dignity amid disease and disintegration : Wallace Burke, Julia Rosauer, Hap Visscher -- The hardest decisions and the greatest opportunities : Janelle Haldeman -- Writing a personal script for dying : Steve Morris -- Accepting the gift of dependence and the burden of care : Jake Edwards -- Growing within tragedy : Michael Merseal -- Facing unbearable pain, unspeakable losses : Terry Matthews -- Letting go, growing on : Maureen Riley -- Getting there from here : social and cultural dimensions -- Appendix / Writing your family's story : questions and answers. |
| Subject |
Attitude to Death.
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Death.
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Right to Die.
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Thanatology.
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Death -- Social aspects.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Death -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Byock, Ira.
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| ISBN |
1573226572 |
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9781573226578 |
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