| Description |
xii, 451 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Pt. I. The Narratives -- 2. When the Storm of a Lifetime Hits in Mid-Dance / Raymond Hynes -- 3. Bonds Through Thick and Thin / Albert Hoffer -- 4. Burdens from the Past / Klara Bergman -- 5. The Price of a Death of One's Own / Frances Legendre -- 6. "Who Am I?" / Shamira Cook -- 7. "I'm Allowed to Be Happy Even Though I'm Dying" / Rose Picard -- 8. "I Want to Die at Home" / Victor Sloski -- 9. Jagged Edges / Leonard Patterson -- 10. Total Pain and the Despair of an Unlived Life / Miriam Lambert -- 11. A Question of Denial? / Sadie Fineman -- 12. "Like Lazarus, He Came Back from the Dead" / Stanley Gray -- 13. Trying to Live and Die Well / Martin Roy -- 14. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" / Richard Johnson -- 15. "Do I Really Belong in a Hospice Program yet?" / Jenny Doyle -- 16. A Study in Faith / Jasmine Claude -- 17. Living and Dying with God / Katie Melnick -- 18. A Private Matter / Susan Mulroney |
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19. "It Was Not a Peaceful Death" / Costas Metrakis -- 20. Death of a Child / Joey Court -- 21. Another Triumph of the Spiritual Over the Practical / Paula Ferrari -- Pt. II. Working with the Narratives -- 22. Research Methods -- 23. Authors' Comments and Questions for Discussion |
| Summary |
"Crossing Over provides a unique view of patients, families, and their caregivers striving together to maintain comfort and hope in the face of incurable illness. Using a variety of qualitative research methods, including participant-observation, interviews, and journal keeping, the book provides the reader with rich, multi-textured narratives. These narratives weave together emotions, physical symptoms, spiritual concerns, and the stresses of family life, as well as the professional and personal challenges of providing hospice and palliative care. Crossing Over moves far beyond conventional case reports in medicine, which typically concentrate on symptoms and treatment, and cliches about "death with dignity." It depicts the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of daily life in patients' homes and in the palliative care unit, exploring how individuals find personal meaning in illness, and how this influences the experience and outcome of care."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Palliative treatment -- Case studies.
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Palliative Care.
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Terminal Care.
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Terminally Ill -- psychology.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal Narrative.
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Case studies.
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Case studies.
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| Author |
Barnard, David, 1948-
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| LC no. |
99029317 |
| ISBN |
0195123433 |
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