The Dying Time: Practical Wisdom for the Dying & Their Caregivers (Paperback)

Furman, Joan (Author)
and McNabb, David (With)

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All of us would prefer to die quietly at home and remain in control until the end. Furman and McNabb look honestly at how this can be achieved and what to do if it cannot. They provide information on making the different options work for you: the rights and responsibilities of the dying, the use of medical equipment in the home, the creation of a healing and supportive environment (light, color, music, touch, food, visitors), physical care (choosing a bed, preventing bed sores, giving a bed bath, feeding a dying person), and spiritual care (dealing with isolation, distress, and grief).

The authors show ways to help the dying deal with changes in the appearance and function of the body, use guided imagery for pain, approach the moment of death, and review life as a whole so that there can be healing in closure. For the caregiver, they offer practical advice on shock, denial, guilt, self-forgiveness, anger, fear, sadness,