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Final gifts : understanding the special awareness, needs, and communications of the dying  Cover Image Book Book

Final gifts : understanding the special awareness, needs, and communications of the dying / Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley.

Callanan, Maggie. (Author). Kelley, Patricia, 1945- (Added Author).

Summary:

"In this moving and compassionate book, hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more then twenty years experience tending the terminally ill."--P. [4] of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781451667257 (trade pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1451667256 (trade pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781451677294 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 1451677294 (ebook)
  • Physical Description: 221 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012, c1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-221).
Subject: Death > Psychological aspects.
Terminally ill > Psychology.
Terminally ill > Family relationships.
Death > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Terminally ill > Psychology > Case studies.
Terminally ill > Family relationships > Case studies.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 5 of 5 copies available at Hospice of the Northwest Library System. (Show)
  • 5 of 5 copies available at Hospice of the Northwest Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Hospice of the Northwest Library ED CALLA 1992 39955000010733 End of Life - Helping the Dying Not holdable Available -
Hospice of the Northwest Library ED CALLA 1992 39955000010739 End of Life - Helping the Dying Not holdable Available -
Hospice of the Northwest Library ED CALLA 1992 39955000010741 End of Life - Helping the Dying Not holdable Available -
Hospice of the Northwest Library ED CALLA 1992 39955000010800 End of Life - Helping the Dying Not holdable Available -
Hospice of the Northwest Library ED CALLA 1992 39955000011455 End of Life - Helping the Dying Not holdable Available -

Maggie Callanan has specialized in the care of the dying since 1981. She lectures widely to lay and professional audiences on death and dying, bereavement, and hospice care. Maggie is also the author of Final Journeys. She lives on the New England coast.
Patricia Kelley has worked in hospice care since 1978. She formerly held positions as Clinical Director of Montgomery Hospice in Maryland and as Director of Health Systems Leadership at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. She now works as a national and international consultant providing education and training on issues relating to hospice and palliative care. Patricia is also the author of Companion to Grief: Finding Consolation When Someone You Love Has Died.


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