Soon: Tales from Hospice

by A.G. Mojtabai

In the old days, a hospice was a place of rest and entertainment for pilgrims and travelers. One might think, on first consideration, that the definition has changed over the centuries, for modern... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944072917
• ISBN13: 9780944072912
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Zoland Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Soon: Tales from Hospice - Review

Being a Hospice RN, this book first appealled to me just for the general subject... after reading this book, I recommend it to anyone that has contact with hospice in their daily work or volunteering. This might not be the ideal book for someone with a loved one that is dying, but for the caregivers it touches on familiar themes we see in our daily work... trouble amoung familiy members, children, everyday life, and monumantal moments such as weddings when a loved one is terminal. Reading how these people deal with it and the thoughts a patient may have about themselves and the things they do.. it brings things into focus a bit. It makes you remember more than the clinical aspect of your patient and family. Although working in hospice we like to try and pride ourselves in our "hospice hearts" sometimes with all the medice juggling and equipment explaining we don't see the whole picture.. especially when the family isn't as open as we'd like. Excellent book.. it make me cry and laugh.. in fact I donated mine to my job's library and recommended it to all my fellow co-workers.. nurses, social workers, and office staff all have heard me raving about it!