Reflections of a Loving Partner: Caregiving at the End of Life

Reflections of a Loving Partner: Caregiving at the End of Life

Reflections of a Loving Partner is the intimate story of two devoted partners confronting the challenges of a terminal diagnosis. Author C. Andrew Martin's world was shattered when his life partner, Gil, was diagnosed with AIDS. This eloquent memoir shares their love story, unveiling the burdens and the joys of the caregiving journey. Andrew chose to become Gil's caregiver. To prepare for what lay ahead, Andrew enrolled in hospice volunteer training, learning lessons to guide him through the medical, emotional, spiritual, and legal hazards of caregiving. Now a Registered Nurse and Doctor of Nursing Practice and a leader in the field of hospice and palliative care, Andrew has turned his personal experience into his life's work, sharing with others the valuable lessons he learned. Andrew shows us that when we are open to its possibilities, the loving and selfless act of being a caregiver for someone who is at the end of life can teach us just as much about living as about dying. This national award-winning book is an empowering resource for caregivers. Nine lessons are revealed in the nine chapters of the book, and readers have the option of reading the entire book, beginning with Gilâ€™s devastating diagnosis and continuing through his illness and death and Andrewâ€™s grief and healing. However, if a caregiver needs to access any particular aspect of caregiving, the pertinent material is readily available in clearly titled chapters that present information and reflections on: hospice care philosophy; terminal illness; renegotiating intimacy; physical, psychological, social and spiritual domains; advance planning of funeral and obituary; bearing grief and feelings of loss; and navigating the mourning process. In endorsing the book, Dr. Ira Byock, author of Dying Well and The Four Things That Matter Most, describes the book as "...an honest, tender, true story of love's triumph over tragedy... a memoir that is at once historic and timeless."
Country USA
Manufacturer Quality of Life Publishing Co.
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-11-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Quality of Life Publishing Co.
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-11-22
Format	Kindle eBook

Reflections of a Loving Partner: Caregiving at the End of Life

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