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001 2011048954
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008 120104s2012 cau 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011048954
020 $a9781608680672 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aRA645.3$b.G65 2012
082 00 $a362.1$223
084 $aSEL010000$aFAM014000$aMED011000$aMED042000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aGoldberg, Stan,$d1945-
245 10 $aLeaning into sharp points :$bpractical guidance and nurturing support for caregivers /$cStan Goldberg.
260 $aNovato, Calif. :$bNew World Library,$cc2012.
300 $axv, 214 p. ;$c22 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $a"Statistics show that at least once in almost everyones life, they will become a caregiver. Though an estimated 35 million currently provide care for someone terminally or chronically ill, those who accept this responsibility often feel alone in a frightening foreign land. Whether visiting occasionally or caregiving 24/7, they are brushing up against lifes sharpest point. As only one who has been there can, author Stan Goldberg offers an honest, caring, and comprehensive guide to those on this journey. Everyone wants to "do the right thing" and this is the often-illusive how-to-from bedside etiquette and practical decisions to initiating difficult conversations, navigating rapid changes, caring for oneself in the midst of caring for another, and even offering "permission" to die. Because death is a process, not an event, Goldberg also addresses the caregivers recovery, including their recovery of joy"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Statistics show that almost everyone will become a caregiver at least once in life. Though an estimated 35 million currently provide care for someone terminally or chronically ill, those who accept this responsibility often feel as if they are alone in a frightening foreign land. Whether visiting occasionally or caregiving 24/7, they are brushing up against life's sharpest point. As only one who has been there can, author Stan Goldberg offers an honest, caring, and comprehensive guide to those on this journey. Everyone wants to "do the right thing," and this book provides the often-illusive how-to--from bedside etiquette and practical decisions to initiating difficult conversations, navigating rapid changes, caring for oneself in the midst of caring for another, and even offering "permission" to die. Because death is a process, not an event, Goldberg also addresses the caregivers recovery, including their recovery of joy"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aCaregivers.
650 0 $aCare of the sick.
650 0 $aNurturing behavior.
650 0 $aFamily relationships.
650 7 $aSELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aFAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Caregiving$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Terminal Care$2bisacsh.