Terminal cancer and other severe diseases do not only affect the patient but also the whole family. Terminally ill patients often choose to spend as much of their time as possible at home, thus involving family members in the care process. This book is a mothers story about the palliative home care of her dying adult son, also a father to a three-year-old daughter. The son was cared for at home while dying from leiomyosarcoma. The palliative home care and the mothers grief and bereavement are described in four stories: Hope and disavowal versus fear and despair, Communication in action...
Terminal cancer and other severe diseases do not only affect the patient but also the whole family. Terminally ill patients often choose to spend as m...