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The last gifts : creative ways to be with the dying (edizione 2008)

di Jillian Brasch

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Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML: We can all learn to open our hearts to hear what a dying person really needs at the end of his life if we are just able to listen. �??Jillian Brasch, OTR, The Last Gifts The Last Gifts tells the stories of 17 dying patients, whom Jillian Brasch cared for as an occupational therapist. Brasch shows that providing care to someone who is dying isn't depressing�??it is awe-inspiring and fosters a profound sense of love. No other book on the market deals with issues of death and dying from the functional and creative viewpoint of an occupational therapist. According to a recent AARP report, 34 million people offer care to a loved one. With more than 30 years spent as a caregiver, a motivator, and a coach, Brasch shares her reflections as an occupational therapist and a hospice worker in this harrowing and heartfelt collection. Mingling her own anecdotes and personal revelations with poetry and prose from those patients she has assisted, Brasch creates a dialogue that shows caregivers how to acknowledge their fears and learn the tools to dispel them, while also providing caregivers with strength and courage. The stories give both guidance and the permission to be creative and vulnerable. A wealth of knowledge learned (and earned) through experience exists between these pages. A manual of the heart for those working with the terminally ill, The Last Gifts shows how to get past the physical unpleasantness to see the blossoming of a soul as it sheds its earthly limitations… (altro)

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Utente:	PublicChristian
Titolo:	The last gifts : creative ways to be with the dying
Autori:	Jillian Brasch
Info:	Kansas City : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2008.
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Etichette:	ministry, society&psych

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This book came at an unusual time. Upon receiving this book both of my parents were involved in a tragic incident and are now deceased. Any event that involves the death of someone you care about makes you begin thinking about future passing. This book is a wonderful gift for those about to go through the care of someone terminal. You can never really be prepared and each person processes the stages of passing at a different rate. It will help you and the person you care for tremendously. (

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ponder | Mar 25, 2010 |

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I wish I'd had this book when I was caring for my 95 year old Dad-in-Love during the final months of his life. I did physical care as well as emotional care, and also did things I never thought I'd be able to do.

I wish I'd been more prepared for the actual dying process, and this book could've helped had I known about it. It takes a great deal of compassion and getting outside oneself to be able to help a dying person on the journey from here to there, and this book is an invaluable asset to caregivers. (

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Mokihana | Feb 10, 2010 |

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This is a very welcoming, less intimidating introduction to the topic of end-of-life care than many books I've tackled. I can see broad need for just this kind of helpful and compassionate advice, very thoughtfully presented, for so many people who are now in that "sandwich" generation, juggling aging parents along with raising their own children. (

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alluvia | Feb 10, 2010 |

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This is an excellent book that I highly recommend, particularly for those who grope with ways to be present with the dying. Told from the perspective of a hospice occupational therapist, the stories are heart warming and real.

Personally, I related to the author's primary message which was the simple and practical gift of listening to those who are dying. Nothing is more important than to be present and listen. As I read this book it brought back vivid memories of sitting by the bedside of my grandmother as I worked with the hospice nurses to gently help her transition from this life to the next.

It was a profound experience and while I was overwhelmingly sad, I was also overwhelmingly blessed. Brasch 's excellent insights were listed throughout and I agree with her observation that in giving and listening we bless and are blessed in return.

Whisper1 | Aug 13, 2009 |

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'The Last Gifts' proved to be a valuable book on care at the end of life. As someone who has worked in research on end of life care, and has thereby read many many books on the matter, 'The Last Gifts' proved to be one of the most enjoyable, alongside (

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brandydaniels | Apr 28, 2009 |

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Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:

We can all learn to open our hearts to hear what a dying person really needs at the end of his life if we are just able to listen. �??Jillian Brasch, OTR, The Last Gifts

The Last Gifts tells the stories of 17 dying patients, whom Jillian Brasch cared for as an occupational therapist. Brasch shows that providing care to someone who is dying isn't depressing�??it is awe-inspiring and fosters a profound sense of love. No other book on the market deals with issues of death and dying from the functional and creative viewpoint of an occupational therapist.

According to a recent AARP report, 34 million people offer care to a loved one. With more than 30 years spent as a caregiver, a motivator, and a coach, Brasch shares her reflections as an occupational therapist and a hospice worker in this harrowing and heartfelt collection.

Mingling her own anecdotes and personal revelations with poetry and prose from those patients she has assisted, Brasch creates a dialogue that shows caregivers how to acknowledge their fears and learn the tools to dispel them, while also providing caregivers with strength and courage. The stories give both guidance and the permission to be creative and vulnerable. A wealth of knowledge learned (and earned) through experience exists between these pages.

A manual of the heart for those working with the terminally ill, The Last Gifts shows how to get past the physical unpleasantness to see the blossoming of a soul as it sheds its earthly limitations

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