Living Well with a Serious Illness : A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit Paperback / softback
by Robin Bennett Kanarek
Part of the A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book series
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
A practical guide for understanding how palliative care can improve quality of life for patients and their caregivers. Robin Bennett Kanarek was a registered nurse working with patients suffering from chronic medical conditions when her ten-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia.
As her son endured grueling treatments, Robin realized how often medical professionals overlook critical psychological, emotional, and spiritual support for people with life-threatening illnesses.
Living Well with a Serious Illness is the culmination of decades of Robin's work to advance the field of palliative care. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, Kanarek argues for a more expanded definition that incorporates palliative care earlier in patients' journeys.
Living Well with a Serious Illness helps patients and their caregivers understand* what palliative care entails* how to access the support they need when going through a serious illness* what questions to ask medical professionals * how to navigate advanced care planning* definitions of common terminology used with end-of-life planning* the importance of spiritual care, coping strategies, and emotional support* how to become an advocate for palliative careThis book illuminates the importance of seeing patients as individuals who can benefit from care for their body, mind, and spirit-the core tenet of palliative care.
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:30/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781421445984
Other Formats
- Hardback from £33.44
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:30/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781421445984