02433cam a2200373 a 4500 4101847 PUCPR 20231106100919.0 960710s1997 nyu b 001 0 eng 96032898 1573220515 (OCoLC)ocn685394422 4101847 DLC DLC DLC BET spa rda BET HQ 1073 .B96 1997 306.88 20 HQ 1073 .B96 1997 Byock, Ira. Dying well : the prospect for growth at the end of life / Ira Byock. New York : Riverhead Books, 1997. ©1997 xv, 299 pages ; 24 cm. rdacontent txt text rdamedia n unmediated rdacarrier nc volume Includes bibliographical references (p. 285) and index. Teaching About Living, Teaching about Dying -- Questioning Assumptions and Dawning Awareness -- Learning to Die Well -- Suffering and Beyond -- Finding Dignity Amid Disease and Disintegration -- The Hardest Decisions and the Greatest Opportunities -- Writing a Personal Script for Dying -- Accepting the Gift of Dependance and the Burden of Care -- Growing Within Tragedy -- Facing Unbearable Pain, Unspeakable Losses -- Letting Go, Growing on -- Getting There from Here: Social and Cultural Dimensions -- Writing Your Family's Story: Questions and Answers This is Dr. Ira Byock's dream, and he is dedicating his life to making it come true. The longtime director of a hospice in his hometown, and a prominent spokesperson for the hospice movement, Dr. Byock believes that the day is at hand when no pain among the dying will be considered unmanageable. Through the true stories of patients, he shows us that much important emotional work can be accomplished in the final months, weeks, and even days of life. Dying Well brings us to the homes and bedsides of families with whom Dr. Byock has worked, telling stories of loved and reconciliation in the face of tragedy, pain, and conflict. It provides a blueprint for families, showing them how to deal with doctors, how to talk to friends and relatives, and how to make the end of life as meaningful and precious as beginning. Death Social aspects. Death Psychological aspects. Death Case studies. lcc 31 301248 301248 0 0 lcc 0 0 15 15 65 2023-11-06 Donación de los Jesuitas 0.00 0 HQ 1073 .B96 1997 41000000008087 2023-11-06 10:10:22 2023-11-06 31