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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760294816
Year: 2017
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 304
Description:
A Good Life to the End is an essential guide for individuals and families navigating the difficult realities of end-of-life care. A significant majority of people wish to die at home, surrounded by loved ones, yet only a small fraction achieve this cherished goal. This enlightening book delves into the complexities surrounding end-of-life decisions, highlighting the struggles that families face in hospitals where treatment often prioritizes interventions over dignity.
Written by Professor Ken Hillman, a pioneer in intensive care, this informative text confronts the common scenario: frail patients subjected to invasive procedures against their will, facing a death devoid of compassion. End-of-life treatment options should respect the individual desires of patients, and this book empowers readers to advocate for those choices.
A Good Life to the End not only illuminates the alternatives available to families but also provides invaluable support for the elderly and their caregivers. It champions the right to a peaceful, dignified death, offering gentler, more humane options for end-of-life care. This book is a rallying call for anyone who has witnessed the anguish of unnecessary suffering and desires better outcomes for their loved ones.
Transform your understanding of end-of-life care with this pivotal work that is sure to spark meaningful conversations and challenge existing norms. A vital resource for anyone looking to make informed, caring decisions in the face of life's most challenging transitions.
Delivery Information: Fast shipping is available, ensuring your book arrives promptly to support your journey toward understanding end-of-life options.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760294816
Year: 2017
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 304
Description:
A huge majority of people at the end of their lives want to die at home, but only a small number manage to do this. This vital book asks why.
Many of us have experienced an elderly loved one coming to the end of their life in a hospital - over-treated, infantilised and, worst of all, facing a death without dignity. Families are being herded into making decisions that are not to the benefit of the patient.
Professor Ken Hillman has worked in intensive care since its inception. But he is appalled by the way the ICU has become a place where the frail, soon-to-die and dying are given unnecessary operations and life-prolonging treatments without their wishes being taken into account.
A Good Life to the End will embolden and equip us to ask about the options that doctors in hospital should offer us but mostly don't. It lets us know that there are other, gentler options for patients and their loved ones that can be much more sympathetic to the final wishes of most people facing the end of their lives.
An invaluable support for the elderly as well as their families, and a rallying cry for anyone who's had to witness the unnecessary suffering of a loved one, A Good Life to the End will spark debate, challenge the status quo and change lives.
ISBN: 9781760294816
Year: 2017
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 304
Description:
A Good Life to the End is an essential guide for individuals and families navigating the difficult realities of end-of-life care. A significant majority of people wish to die at home, surrounded by loved ones, yet only a small fraction achieve this cherished goal. This enlightening book delves into the complexities surrounding end-of-life decisions, highlighting the struggles that families face in hospitals where treatment often prioritizes interventions over dignity.
Written by Professor Ken Hillman, a pioneer in intensive care, this informative text confronts the common scenario: frail patients subjected to invasive procedures against their will, facing a death devoid of compassion. End-of-life treatment options should respect the individual desires of patients, and this book empowers readers to advocate for those choices.
A Good Life to the End not only illuminates the alternatives available to families but also provides invaluable support for the elderly and their caregivers. It champions the right to a peaceful, dignified death, offering gentler, more humane options for end-of-life care. This book is a rallying call for anyone who has witnessed the anguish of unnecessary suffering and desires better outcomes for their loved ones.
Transform your understanding of end-of-life care with this pivotal work that is sure to spark meaningful conversations and challenge existing norms. A vital resource for anyone looking to make informed, caring decisions in the face of life's most challenging transitions.
Delivery Information: Fast shipping is available, ensuring your book arrives promptly to support your journey toward understanding end-of-life options.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760294816
Year: 2017
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 304
Description:
A huge majority of people at the end of their lives want to die at home, but only a small number manage to do this. This vital book asks why.
Many of us have experienced an elderly loved one coming to the end of their life in a hospital - over-treated, infantilised and, worst of all, facing a death without dignity. Families are being herded into making decisions that are not to the benefit of the patient.
Professor Ken Hillman has worked in intensive care since its inception. But he is appalled by the way the ICU has become a place where the frail, soon-to-die and dying are given unnecessary operations and life-prolonging treatments without their wishes being taken into account.
A Good Life to the End will embolden and equip us to ask about the options that doctors in hospital should offer us but mostly don't. It lets us know that there are other, gentler options for patients and their loved ones that can be much more sympathetic to the final wishes of most people facing the end of their lives.
An invaluable support for the elderly as well as their families, and a rallying cry for anyone who's had to witness the unnecessary suffering of a loved one, A Good Life to the End will spark debate, challenge the status quo and change lives.