Dying Declarations

Notes from a Hospice Volunteer

David B Resnik

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Routledge
14 September 2005

Sociology: death & dying; Terminal care nursing

Death strips away all of the superficial and mundane details of living and leaves behind life’s bare essentials.

Death is inevitable in life. It knows no boundaries. It knows no skin color, no financial or social standing. It knows nothing but itself. The paradox of Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer is in its warm affirmation of life through the ’dying declarations’ of patients who are peering into the cold face of death. The author reveals personal experiences about life, death, and the courage to strip away the unimportant aspects of life to make way for a clearer understanding on just what is truly important. Simple, moving stories invigorate and spark insightswhile discussing all aspects of hospice volunteering.

By facing death on a regular basis, one can no longer maintain a tight grip on the masks, games, and trivialities that one uses to hide from truth. The person who looks death in the eye becomes more honest, grateful, compassionate, and humble. In Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer, the author shares his experiences and the lessons he learned from the dying while working as a hospice volunteer. The stories, rather than being sad and depressing, present the author’s hospice experience as being some of the most personally uplifting and enriching experiences of his life.

In Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer you will learn:

about training for hospice work

why hospice volunteers are at times more beneficial to the well-being of dying patients than family, clergy, or medical personnel

the three basic tasks for a hospice volunteer

how children and dogs can be beneficial for patients

the impact that a dying patient can have on the life of a hospice volunteer

words of wisdom about living life, directly from hospice patients

Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer will inspire and enlighten hospice volunteers, nurses, physicians, clergy, social workers or anyone who works for hospice or provides end-of-life care.

By: David B Resnik
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780789025449
ISBN 10: 0789025442
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 14 September 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David B. Resnik