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Genre/Form: | Self-help publications |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Bruce J Miller; Shoshana Berger; Marina Luz |
ISBN: | 1501157213 9781501157219 |
OCLC Number: | 1124515010 |
Description: | xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Planning ahead. Don't leave a mess -- Leave a mark -- Yes, there's paperwork -- Can I afford to die? -- Dealing with illness. I'm sick -- Taking stock -- Now what? -- Coping -- Breaking the news -- Love, sex, and relationships -- Help along the way. Dynamic duo: hospice and palliative care -- Symptoms 101 -- Hospital hacks -- Help! I need somebody -- Care for the caregiver -- Everyone dies: how to talk to kids -- When death is close. It's your body and your funeral -- Can I choose to die? -- Final days -- After. The first 24 hours -- Grief -- How to write a eulogy and an obituary -- Celebrating a life -- What's left. |
Responsibility: | BJ Miller, MD and Shoshana Berger ; illustrations by Marina Luz. |
Abstract:
Begins well before a diagnosis and ends well after the memorial. In these pages, you'll find everything from how to get the most out of a hospital visit to how to adapt your sex life while coping with an illness. There are also lessons for caregivers, like how to close down social media accounts and write a good eulogy.
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