Title: Final Gifts Pdf Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
Author: Maggie Callanan
Published Date: 2012-02-14
Page: 224
“Treasure–clear, authentic, responsible, and profoundly moving.” —Sandol Stoddard, author of The Hospice Movement “Beautifully written, illuminating and reassuring…Final Gifts is truly a gift to us all.” —Judy Tatelbaum, author of The Courage to Grieve “These richly told stories enable us to respond to the dying in new and authentic ways.” —Ira R. Byock, M.D., author of Dying Well: The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life Maggie Callanan has specialized in the care of the dying since 1981. She lectures widely to lay and professional audiences on death and dying, bereavement, and hospice care. Maggie is also the author of Final Journeys. She lives on the New England coast.Patricia Kelley has worked in hospice care since 1978. She formerly held positions as Clinical Director of Montgomery Hospice in Maryland and as Director of Health Systems Leadership at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. She now works as a national and international consultant providing education and training on issues relating to hospice and palliative care. Patricia is also the author of Companion to Grief: Finding Consolation When Someone You Love Has Died.
Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts—of wisdom, faith, and love—that the dying leave for the living to share.
Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, Final Gifts shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end.
Insightful I am a nurse, appreciate the insights shared from this book & the individual stories shared. The grace and beauty the dying bestow on us amazes me. This book enlightens the process of dying for the ones actively doing it, the family-/loved one's dealing with the difficulty of losing their loved one, and for those of us caring for patients and families in the midst of death. We all know death is a vital life experience and this book helps us learn that we need not fear death or those dying. To me, this book gives a perspective of hope, understanding, respect and reverence for easing, comforting, assisting the dying and families who are sharing in the experience.Understanding the needs... I was given a copy of this book to read by the social worker at the hospice when my brother was dying. Words cannot express my gratitude to the author (and the social worker!) for sharing this wonderful book. It provided stories relevant to the communication of the dying patient. It comforts as well as informs. The biggest takeaway I got was that a dying person has a “to-do list” before they are ready to go. Examples of those who prefer to pass with family around, and those who prefer to pass on their own. I learned so much. I now own a spare copy for family/friends in the event they face this situation.Such a helpful book! My mother was nearing the end of a nearly 7-year battle with advanced breast cancer, when I found this wonderful book. Thank God I'm a fast reader, as her condition deteriorated rapidly, and she became bedridden and practically non-communicative within two days of the book's arrival. Although her body seemed ready for death, something seemed to be holding her back, causing her to become agitated. Using the clues in the book, I realized that she was waiting for my father to say good bye and to tell her he'd be okay. Once I convinced him to do this, she passed peacefully about six hours later, surrounded by those she loved.
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