内容简介
Fiveyearsafteritsfirstpublication,withmorethan150,000copiesinprint,FinalGiftshasbecomeaclassic.Inthismovingandcompassionatebook,hospicenursesMaggieCallananandPatriciaKelleysharetheirintimateexperienceswithpatientsattheendoflife,drawnfrommorethantwentyyearsexperiencetendingtheterminallyill.Throughtheirstorieswecometoappreciatethenear-miraculouswaysinwhichthedyingcommunicatetheirneeds,revealtheirfeelings,andevenchoreographtheirownfinalmoments;wealsodiscoverthegifts—ofwisdom,faith,andlove—thatthedyingleaveforthelivingtoshare.Filledwithpracticaladviceonrespondingtotherequestsofthedyingandhelpingthemprepareemotionallyandspirituallyfordeath,FinalGiftsshowshowwecanhelpthedyingpersonlivefullytotheveryend.
作者简介
MaggieCallanan,R.N.,hasspecializedinthecareofthedyingsince1981.Shelectureswidelytolayandprofessionalaudiencesondeathanddying,bereavement,andhospicecare.MaggieistheauthorofFinalJourneysandco-authorofFinalGifts.ShelivesontheNewEnglandcoast.PatriciaKelleyhasworkedinhospicecaresince1978.SheformerlyheldpositionsasClinicalDirectorofMontgomeryHospiceinMarylandandasDirectorofHealthSystemsLeadershipattheNationalHospiceandPalliativeCareOrganization.Shenowworksasanationalandinternationalconsultantprovidingeducationandtrainingonissuesrelatingtohospiceandpalliativecare.PatriciaisalsotheauthorofCompaniontoGrief:FindingConsolationWhenSomeoneYouLoveHasDied.,,,