Reviews
"This book provides the reader with a unique look at the many
benefits patients and families receive when they choose hospice
care. Using a wide range of patient stories, this book walks the
reader through the stages of struggle and acceptance that many
hospice patients experience. While the dying process can be
difficult, this book demonstrates how hospice makes the path more
comfortable, less lonely and often a triumph for the patient and
their family. It is a true example of how medical, social and
spiritual expertise can make a person’s closing chapter a tribute
to a life well lived."
J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD
President and CEO
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, National Hospice
Foundation,
Foundation for Hospice in Sub-Saharan Africa, Alliance for Care at
the End of Life
"Most people with a family member or friend in their final stage
of life know the confusion, fear and anxiety that come during this
difficult time. In this book, readers receive a clear understanding
of the advantages of hospice care and gain valuable insight from
the men and women that work and reside in a hospice setting every
day. Anders superbly captures their struggles, joys and daily
triumphs to demonstrate how hospice care meets the needs of both
the patient, family member or friend. Ultimately, readers are taken
on unique spiritual, social and mental journeys that bring hope,
comfort and a peace that passes all understanding."
Bruce Yarwood
President and CEO
American Health Care Association
"This book expertly weaves together instruction on the purpose,
structure and services of hospice with a rare and poignant view
into the world of those for whom hospice was created — terminally
ill individuals and their loved ones. This book conveys the unique
and hallowed role that hospice plays in a growing number of lives,
and affirms that hospice is a very special way of meeting the needs
of Americans nearing the end of life."
Val J. Halamandaris
President
National Association for Home Care & Hospice and
Director-General, World Homecare and Hospice Association