Facing Death and Finding Hope: A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying - Couverture rigide

Longaker, Christine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0712677577 ISBN 13 : 9780712677578

Editeur : Century, 1997

Synopsis

A guide to caring for the dying, and to coming to terms with death and preparing for it emotionally, practically and spiritually. The author's husband was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in 1976, at the age of 24, and after his death she helped to establish a hospice in California.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

With a Foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche

Christine Longaker's experience with death and care of the dying began in 1976 when her husband was diagnosed with acute leukemia at the age of twenty-four. Since his death, she has devoted her life to ease the suffering of those facing death. In Facing Death and Finding Hope, she clearly and compassionately identifies the typical fears and struggles experienced by the dying and their families. The core of this book is presented in "Four Tasks of Living and Dying," using the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death to provide a new framework of meaning. A book of great depth and grace, it is destined to become a classic in the literature on death and dying.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Christine Longaker's experience with death and care of the dying began in 1976 when her husband was diagnosed with acute leukemia at the age of twenty-four. Since his death, she has devoted her life to ease the suffering of those facing death. In Facing Death and Finding Hope, she clearly and compassionately identifies the typical fears and struggles experienced by the dying and their families. The core of this book is presented in "Four Tasks of Living and Dying," using the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death to provide a new framework of meaning. A book of great depth and grace, it is destined to become a classic in the literature on death and dying.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Century
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0712677577
• ISBN 13: 9780712677578
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible