The Caregivers: A Support Group's Stories of Slow Loss, Courage, and Love
ISBN: 9781451674156 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A moving, intimate, and compassionate book that chronicles the experiences of a group of long-term caregivers--spouses, parents, and friends of the elderly and ill--illuminating critical issues of old age, end-of-life care, medical reform, and social policy--and "providing comfort in the time-honored form of shared experience" (The Minneapolis Star-Tribune). In 2010, journalist Nell Lake began sitting in on the weekly meetings of a local hospital's caregivers support group. Soon members invited her into their lives. For two years, she brought empathy, insight, and an eye for...
A moving, intimate, and compassionate book that chronicles the experiences of a group of long-term caregivers--spouses, parents, and friends of the el...
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87,32 zł |
Alzheimer's Legacy Guide: A Financial Guide for Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers
ISBN: 9781492183815 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Help Alzheimer's patients avoid the many hidden consequences of selecting the wrong beneficiaries for their life insurance policies, annuities and retirement accounts
Help Alzheimer's patients avoid the many hidden consequences of selecting the wrong beneficiaries for their life insurance policies, annuities and ret...
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59,58 zł |
Earn Money Sleeping: ems
ISBN: 9781499360097 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Earn Money Sleeping is a paramedic's view of 911 calls and of the EMS profession by a veteran. It covers dramatic traumas and full arrests, but also the absurd and ridiculous. It gives a reader an idea of what the job is like, and is full of useful tips and observations for pro's and lay folk alike.
Earn Money Sleeping is a paramedic's view of 911 calls and of the EMS profession by a veteran. It covers dramatic traumas and full arrests, but also t...
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46,97 zł |
Just So You Know ... For Parents: For Parents (and any Caregivers) of Children with Serious Medical Needs, From a Mom Who Has Been in the Trenches
ISBN: 9780615753058 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is written from the heart by a parent who has been "in the trenches." It is intended to help and encourage those parents with a child who may be battling a serious or life-threatening illness or medical condition. Provided are tips on coping with the challenges that arise when faced with the reality of a serious medical diagnosis; being an advocate for your child; navigating through frequent and lengthy hospitalizations; and managing potential medical care back at home. The continuing story and more tips can be found on the author's blog at prettyprairie.net/parent2parent
This book is written from the heart by a parent who has been "in the trenches." It is intended to help and encourage those parents with a child who ma...
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73,33 zł |
Whence My Help Come: Caregiving In The Jewish Tradition
ISBN: 9781500882839 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Whence My Help Come: Caregiving In The Jewish Tradition" gives those who provide spiritual care, both rabbis and others motivated to serve as instruments of healing, the conceptual models and practical tools to do the holy work of hesed, loving-kindness. It is one thing to have a good heart. It is another to have the sophistication to exercise one's goodness of heart in constructive interventions to promote healing for others in their times of suffering. In this book, "Whence My Help Come: Caregiving In The Jewish Tradition," Rabbi Kestenbaum makes a passionate argument for the Jewish view...
"Whence My Help Come: Caregiving In The Jewish Tradition" gives those who provide spiritual care, both rabbis and others motivated to serve as instrum...
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77,74 zł |
Holding Cancer in My Hand
ISBN: 9781491078396 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Holding Cancer in My Hand is a Learning Everywhere(r) Experience of a mother and daughter's six month medical journey following a diagnosis of stage four esophageal cancer. In addition to many everyday life lessons, the book includes checklists, sample contracts and other documents that will prove helpful in the navigation of your journey should the need ever arise.
Holding Cancer in My Hand is a Learning Everywhere(r) Experience of a mother and daughter's six month medical journey following a diagnosis of stage f...
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114,43 zł |
Where The Wild Flowers Grow
ISBN: 9781501039836 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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32,06 zł |
Going Gentle Into That Good Night: A Practical and Informative Guide For Fulfilling the Circle of Life For Our Loved Ones with Dementias and Alzheimer
ISBN: 9781490323480 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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29,49 zł |
But You LOOK Good: How to Encourage and Understand People Living with Illness and Pain
ISBN: 9780692258453 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do your loved ones have a hard time understanding your chronic illness or pain, because to them you LOOK fine? Do your loved ones have a hard time understanding your chronic illness or pain, because to them you LOOK fine? |
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36,65 zł |
Traumatic Brain Injury: A Caregiver's Journey
ISBN: 9781499081305 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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165,06 zł |
Traumatic Brain Injury: A Caregiver's Journey
ISBN: 9781499081312 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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87,32 zł |
Spiritual Care in Practice: Case Studies in Healthcare Chaplaincy
ISBN: 9781849059763 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These diverse case studies make a compelling case for the importance of effective spiritual care in healthcare and provide unprecedented insight into the essential role of the chaplain within the healthcare team. Presented alongside critical reflections and responses from professionals within chaplaincy, psychology, psychiatry and nursing, they provide an honest and detailed look into how healthcare chaplains actually work with the people in their care and reveal the vital role of narrative and imagination in effective transformative practice. From a 16-year-old with a belief that God would...
These diverse case studies make a compelling case for the importance of effective spiritual care in healthcare and provide unprecedented insight into ...
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154,59 zł |
Hospice Voices: Lessons for Living at the End of Life
ISBN: 9781442247895 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a part-time hospice volunteer, Eric Lindner provides companion care to dying strangers. They re chatterboxes and recluses, religious and irreligious, battered by cancer, congestive heart failure, Alzheimer s, old age. Some cling to life amazingly. Most pass as they expected. In telling his story, Lindner reveals the thoughts, fears, and lessons of those living the ends of their lives in the care of others, having exhausted their medical options or ceased treatment for their illnesses. In each chapter, Lindner not only reveals the lessons of lives explored in their final days, but zeroes in...
As a part-time hospice volunteer, Eric Lindner provides companion care to dying strangers. They re chatterboxes and recluses, religious and irreligiou...
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71,75 zł |
The Takeover: An Unexpected Caregiver's Story
ISBN: 9781499009781 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,69 zł |
The Caregivers Hip & Knee Surgery Handbook: Helping the One that Helps
ISBN: 9781502449573 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With over 1 million Hip and Knee replacements a year in the United States, you would think that there would be quantities of information to help the "one-that-helps"? You would imagine a yes, when actually the answer is - no.
So my question is...Who is helping the "One-that-Helps"? A Total Hip Replacement or Knee Replacement is not a solo event. If asked to look back, most patients and yes, surgeons, will remember a person often in the guise of a spouse, partner, child or friend, who has gone through the entire process with him. There are few detailed 'manuals' for Caregiver's... With over 1 million Hip and Knee replacements a year in the United States, you would think that there would be quantities of information to help the "...
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50,22 zł |
Perspectives on Alcoholism: A Monograph
ISBN: 9781503204218 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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73,38 zł |
50 Tips For Finding Alzheimer's Gift Ideas For The Holidays: Are you searching for just the right gift?
ISBN: 9781503226623 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These 50 gift ideas are not just for Christmas but for all special events and holidays. Our Alzheimer's loved ones enjoy opening gifts and are easy to please. These suggestions can be modified for different levels of dementia. Now you, the Caregiver, will not be out of ideas and can reduce your holiday stress. By being creative, we can find the 'little child' in our senior population. Children and Grandchildren can add to this list and help make and wrap the gifts for Grandpa. Remember, the fun is unwrapping gifts so wrap several and look for the smiles Take that picture **************...
These 50 gift ideas are not just for Christmas but for all special events and holidays. Our Alzheimer's loved ones enjoy opening gifts and are easy to...
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25,22 zł |
Multifaith Care for Sick and Dying Children and Their Families: A Multi-Disciplinary Guide
ISBN: 9781849056069 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What do you need to know in order to provide the best possible care for sick children of different faiths? What, in the context of the young person's faith, might it be helpful to know to support the child and the family, improve care, communicate sensitively and avoid causing offence? Drawing on extensive, evidence-based research and practice, this practical resource addresses the multi-faith needs of sick and dying children and young people in hospitals and the wider community. Covering Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism, it provides the key information needed to...
What do you need to know in order to provide the best possible care for sick children of different faiths? What, in the context of the young person's ...
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165,64 zł |
Mindfulness for Carers: How to Manage the Demands of Caregiving While Finding a Place for Yourself
ISBN: 9781849056540 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carers are particularly vulnerable to feeling stressed, worried and worn down by the vast demands that often come with caregiving, be they physical, psychological or emotional. Mindfulness can be enormously beneficial to carers, whether professional or voluntary, as a means of developing greater inner stability, resilience and gaining more control over their thoughts, feelings and emotions. Mindfulness is an evidence-based approach that is proven to help protect against stress, anxiety, depression and burnout. Dr Cheryl Rezek provides an accessible introduction to mindfulness, and explains...
Carers are particularly vulnerable to feeling stressed, worried and worn down by the vast demands that often come with caregiving, be they physical, p...
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55,18 zł |
Things I Wish I'd Known: Cancer and Kids
ISBN: 9781938842221 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This well-reviewed book offers clear, focused, and concise guidance for anyone responsible for helping a child understand what a cancer diagnosis means. Based on caregiver interviews, it offers cites key resources to help discuss cancer with children of different ages, manage cancer's impact on their daily lives, navigate treatment for kids with cancer, and deal with children's grief if a loved one dies. In direct language, the book is rich in guidance and resources (both references and internet links) for communicating and taking action in five areas: -Sharing the Cancer News -Managing the...
This well-reviewed book offers clear, focused, and concise guidance for anyone responsible for helping a child understand what a cancer diagnosis mean...
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38,89 zł |