Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004LGRYVC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 493 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Unless you're planning not to die, plan to read this book. Curtis Jennings This book was enlightning and a pleasure to read. I found it difficult to put down. Each of many patient related stories told was captivating and conveyed significant and often imperative messages. Comprehensive, insightful, empathetic, amusing, comforting and instructive are all applicable adjectives. Becoming Dead Right is a gift of sagacity to us all.. "Francis Shani Parker Does it Right" according to Bart Windrum. Let's face it: Becoming Dead Right is a startling use of double entendre. It grew on me as a reader, since ultimately there's no time that straight talk is more required than at, and about, end of life. Placing judgement aside, "wrong" ways of dying have detrimental effects on patient-families; "right" ways of dying make end days as humane as can be, for both the dying and their survivors.Humaneness is the critical quality that is often misplaced or absent from critical care. Ernest Dempsey said A valuable class in understanding the gist of this graduation.. Dr. Peter A. Lichtenberg, in his foreword to this book, describes death as `unfamiliar, uncomfortable, and increasingly a taboo topic'. Today, few of us have the time, care, and will to discuss the `final departure' without losing serenity. In most cases, as we may rightly guess, death is too painful a reality to find a place in our conversations, and even in our thoughts. Only first-hand experiences of caring for the dying put us in touch with the flip side of this natural
Among venues at which her poems have been read are the International AIDS Conference in South Africa and Artists Among Us, sponsored by the Michigan Wayne County Council for Arts, History, and Humanities. A former school principal, Parker has had essays and poems published in the educational arena, particularly on service learning, a teaching and learning method that connects classroom learning with meeting community needs. He
With the inclusion of hospice programs in nursing homes, dying with dignity becomes even more important. Millions of aging baby boomers heighten the urgency for better hospice care and conditions in nursing homes.. This book honors that with true stories about hospice patients and inspiring insights from the author. Becoming Dead Right guides us through the general and "how to" information maze that prepares us for dealing with death. Improving and expanding hospice services will require systemic changes in healthcare institutions, outreach to diverse populations, and funding. All of us are entitled to the rewards of a peaceful, pain-free death
Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, Austin Health, Melbourne, AustraliaThe writing is eloquent and powerful, and the stories are instructive and lasting. Peter A. A school principal and hospice volunteer, Frances Shani Parker relates her experiences with dying people in nursing homes. I particularly enjoyed the guided tour, conducted from a wheelchair, of Baby Boomer Haven. Parker so clearly imparts, the dying teach us so much about living well.-- Dr. After finishi