Caregiving: Hospice-Proven Techniques for Healing Body and Soul
ISBN: 9780028616636 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of America's leading hospice experts offers practical, easy-to-follow advice for caregivers and a holistic approach to treating the infirm or the terminally ill. Author Douglas C. Smith organizes his material around ""A Bill of Patient's Rights,"" a unique system he has taught to thousands throughout the country. He explains that the caregiver should enable patients to retain these rights: to be in control * to have a sense of purpose * to know the truth to be comfortable * to touch and be touched * to laugh to cry and express anger * to explore the spiritual to have a sense of family...
One of America's leading hospice experts offers practical, easy-to-follow advice for caregivers and a holistic approach to treating the infirm or the ...
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65,32 zł |
Topics in Palliative Care: Volume 2
ISBN: 9780195102451 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rapidly evolving field of Palliative Care focuses on the management of phenomena that produce discomfort and that undermine the quality of life of patients with incurable medical disorders. The interdisciplinary clinical purview includes those factors - physical, psychological, social, and spiritual - that contribute to suffering, undermine quality of life, and prevent a death with comfort and dignity. Palliative Care is a fundamental part of clinical practice, the "parallel universe" to therapies directed at cure or prolongation of life. All clinicians who treat patients with chronic...
The rapidly evolving field of Palliative Care focuses on the management of phenomena that produce discomfort and that undermine the quality of life of...
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282,01 zł |
Topics in Palliative Care: Volume 5
ISBN: 9780195132205 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rapidly evolving field of Palliative Care focuses on the management of phenomena that produce discomfort and that undermine the quality of life of patients with incurable medical disorders. The interdisciplinary clinical purview includes those factors - physical, psychological, social, and spiritual - that contribute to suffering, undermine the quality of life, and prevent a death with comfort and dignity. Palliative Care is a fundamental part of clinical practice, the "parallel universe" to therapies directed at cure or prolongation of life. All clinicians who treat patients with chronic...
The rapidly evolving field of Palliative Care focuses on the management of phenomena that produce discomfort and that undermine the quality of life of...
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444,49 zł |
A Time for Listening and Caring: Spirituality and the Care of the Chronically Ill and Dying
ISBN: 9780195146820 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a thoughtful, informative, and practical guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. The connection between spirituality and medicine has been receiving a lot of attention in both the scientific and lay presses recently, but research and anecdotal evidence all indicate that spirituality is central to the care of the chronically ill and dying. It is therefore critical that healthcare providers who interact with seriously ill patients know how to address their spiritual needs. This book presents current thinking on how spiritual care can...
This book is a thoughtful, informative, and practical guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. The connecti...
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336,17 zł |
Families, Carers and Professionals: Building Constructive Conversations
ISBN: 9780470056950 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The lack of practical information available to the families of vulnerable individuals - and sometimes a similar lack of resources for the professionals who deal with them - can lead to frustration and in some cases tragedy. In this practical guide for anyone involved in caring for patients with challenging behaviour, Grainne Smith (author of the bestselling Anorexia and Bulimia in the Family) champions the importance of teamwork so that carers, both formal and informal, can learn to collaborate in treatment approaches with professionals. Drawing on anonymous case studies as well as...
The lack of practical information available to the families of vulnerable individuals - and sometimes a similar lack of resources for the professional...
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213,08 zł |
Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal
ISBN: 9780471392170 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Helping your family and loved ones when they need you most
""""Caregiving"" has a big heart-on a much-needed topic. A rare book of spiritual and practical wisdom."" ""A poignant, wise, and in-the-trenches view of caregiving that is both practical and spiritual, especially of value to midlife adults."" ""Lovely. . . . Beth McLeod's experience and wisdom shine through as she shares her heartfelt journey of loss, surrender,... Helping your family and loved ones when they need you most
""""Caregiving"" has a big heart-on a much-needed topic. A rare book of spiritual and pra... |
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73,86 zł |
American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving
ISBN: 9780471414094 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At some time, most families will need to provide home care for an aging family member who is ill or disabled. While home caregiving provides many benefits, it takes careful planning, support, and patience. The American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving provides the information you need to take the best possible care of an elderly, ill, or disabled person in a home setting. Written by experts from the American Medical Association, the book explains such essentials as how to:
* Plan and arrange a room to adapt to a loved one's needs * Give medications, maintain hygiene,... At some time, most families will need to provide home care for an aging family member who is ill or disabled. While home caregiving provides many bene...
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69,50 zł |
A Caregiver's Journey: Finding Your Way
ISBN: 9780595168354 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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But I Can Still Dance : A Caregiver's Personal Story and Survival Guide
ISBN: 9780595281626 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "But I Can Still Dance" offers a refreshing approach to caregiving. Portrayed is Carleen Breskin Clarke's own story along with her solutions for caregiving issues often skirted over in print. Loneliness, sex problems, money, guilt, and feelings of entrapment are discussed candidly in ways which all caregivers can identify and understand.
While learning to live a more positive and quality-filled life, you will discover a world infused by the sweetness and joy that the gift of giving to a loved one can bring. Ms. Clarke writes,"the richest rewards of life are sprinkled along the way of the... "But I Can Still Dance" offers a refreshing approach to caregiving. Portrayed is Carleen Breskin Clarke's own story along with her solutions for careg...
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87,90 zł |
Parenting Senior Parents
ISBN: 9780595305797 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Lynn Edwards shares with us another in her series of family empowerment books. "Parenting Senior Parents" is plain talk about tough issues facing us as we take on the care of our aging senior parents. It focuses on the critical financial, legal, medical, nursing home, driving, and Medicare concerns that are unique to the special needs of our seniors. It offers ways to facilitate healthy conversations about such matters with parents and siblings as we tackle the increasing responsibility of "Parenting Senior Parents." It addresses the sensitive issues of Alzheimer's, Depression, and loss...
Dr. Lynn Edwards shares with us another in her series of family empowerment books. "Parenting Senior Parents" is plain talk about tough issues facing ...
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78,21 zł |
Journey Through Loving Eyes
ISBN: 9780595315697 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Journey Through Loving Eyes" is a sounding board for anyone with parents in either terminal care or a nursing home situation. Author Alfred Ritter brings a valuable insight to parental care, in a loving way. He shows common pitfalls along with simple fixes for complex problems. The reader will no longer feel alone in their feelings of parental care. Mr. Ritter will lead you through many situations, including:
"Journey Through Loving Eyes" is a sounding board for anyone with parents in either terminal care or a nursing home situation. Author Alfred Ritter br...
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60,78 zł |
Divine Appointment: A Caregiver's Guide
ISBN: 9780595318971 / Angielski / Miękka / 83 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Divine Appointment: A Caregiver's Guide" will help to smooth the roughness of a tedious journey. Readers will find resources to aid them in caring for a loved one and places to contact while making end of life arrangements. There are stories from caregivers in their own words, handy guides, informative lists of support agencies, and pages for daily inspirational messages. This book is for those who have been through, those going through, and those who will go through!
"Delores Thornton offers a long overdue Christian devotional handbook for the adult caregiver. With warmth and honesty she... "Divine Appointment: A Caregiver's Guide" will help to smooth the roughness of a tedious journey. Readers will find resources to aid them in caring fo...
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52,07 zł |
Stella's Story: Fighting for Life Against a Malignant Brain Tumor
ISBN: 9780595319602 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I wish there had been a book like this when I was fighting alongside my partner, Stella, as her 24/7 caregiver in a 19-month battle against the deadliest brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Too often I felt sideswiped by unexpected obstacles. The Internet was a great resource, but having a book at hand illuminating the day-to-day struggle--treatments, questions, decisions, emotions, surprises--would have helped immensely.
After Stella died in November 2000, I wanted to write such a guidebook for caregivers and patients who, sadly, are following in our footsteps. As I reviewed... I wish there had been a book like this when I was fighting alongside my partner, Stella, as her 24/7 caregiver in a 19-month battle against the deadli...
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82,57 zł |
Taking Care of Mom: What I Learned That May Help You Help Your Aging Parent
ISBN: 9780595322558 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The next time some well-meaning person tells me that I need to take care of myself, I'm going to say, "You're right...why don't you come and stay with my mother for a few hours so I can get out?""
"Taking Care Of Mom: What I Learned That May Help You Help Your Aging Parent" is F. N. Rosenstock's story of how her mother was abused in a nursing home, misdiagnosed by medical practitioners, and prescribed wrong medications, all of which caused immediate and long-term deterioration in her mother's physical, emotional, and mental health. When she realized she had to take control of her mother's... "The next time some well-meaning person tells me that I need to take care of myself, I'm going to say, "You're right...why don't you come and stay wit...
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Caregivers: Angels without Wings
ISBN: 9780595326600 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Diagnosis of a serious disease or disability, many times is more difficult for the caregiver than for the person with the illness. "Caregivers: Angels without Wings" is a great tribute and support to any caregiver--past, present or future--in one of the most difficult of all human experiences."
--Sandy Lahr, RN, Care Share Support Group Facilitator A loved one might suffer with physical health issues but family and friends carry the burden with gentle hands and a heavy heart. Are you a caregiver wondering where to turn or what to do? Whether you are a primary, occasional, or long... "Diagnosis of a serious disease or disability, many times is more difficult for the caregiver than for the person with the illness. "Caregivers: Angel...
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78,21 zł |
Dancing with Alzheimer's
ISBN: 9780595373512 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once a wealthy and sophisticated European dancer, Elizabeth 'Betty" Bromley is now spiraling downward into the abyss that is Alzheimer's disease-a world that relentlessly tightens its grip on the woman's sanity. At one time rich and powerful, Lolita Rimblas is on the brink of losing everything. Fate brings the two women together, and while they fight to hold on to Mrs. Bromley's memories, Lolita struggles to forget her own. Both Mrs. Bromley and Lolita are caught in a vortex of emotional turmoil that fills each day with despair, embarrassment, laughter, and eventually, acceptance.... Once a wealthy and sophisticated European dancer, Elizabeth 'Betty" Bromley is now spiraling downward into the abyss that is Alzheimer's disease-a ... |
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The Challenge of Childhood Diabetes: Family Strategies for Raising a Healthy Child
ISBN: 9780595386253 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This inspiring account of the impact of diabetes on a multigenerational family includes successful strategies for dealing with the emotional, nutritional, and practical issues of caretaking.
When seven-year-old Danny was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, his mother, Laura Plunkett, a psychotherapist with a private practice in Marblehead, MA, desperately searched for ways to cope with his life-threatening disease. Struggling to manage her anxiety over wildly fluctuating blood sugar numbers, to transform her reluctant family's diet, and to educate friends and teachers, she eventually finds... This inspiring account of the impact of diabetes on a multigenerational family includes successful strategies for dealing with the emotional, nutritio...
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69,50 zł |
Dancing with Alzheimer's
ISBN: 9780595674886 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once a wealthy and sophisticated European dancer, Elizabeth 'Betty" Bromley is now spiraling downward into the abyss that is Alzheimer's disease-a world that relentlessly tightens its grip on the woman's sanity. At one time rich and powerful, Lolita Rimblas is on the brink of losing everything. Fate brings the two women together, and while they fight to hold on to Mrs. Bromley's memories, Lolita struggles to forget her own. Both Mrs. Bromley and Lolita are caught in a vortex of emotional turmoil that fills each day with despair, embarrassment, laughter, and eventually, acceptance.... Once a wealthy and sophisticated European dancer, Elizabeth 'Betty" Bromley is now spiraling downward into the abyss that is Alzheimer's disease-a ... |
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Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease
ISBN: 9780618485178 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For over 30 years, Joanne Koenig Coste has practised a communication-based form of care. This encouraging book shows how, by following a few straightforward and simple ideas, the quality of life of sufferers can be dramatically improved, and their dignity and self-respect renewed.
For over 30 years, Joanne Koenig Coste has practised a communication-based form of care. This encouraging book shows how, by following a few straightf...
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82,75 zł |
Shelter from the Storm: Caring for a Child with a Life-Threatening Condition
ISBN: 9780738205342 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. critically ill and unlikely to survive. A recent Harvard University study on pediatric end-of-life care has shown that the medical community is failing such children and their families. Indeed, in their effort to be ever-hopeful and cure-oriented in the face of a child's terminal illness, they neglect to advise parents on the basics of emotional support for all family members, pediatric pain medication, and the need for making plans and worst-case preparations.Based on the National Advanced Illness Coordinated Care program and the stories and advice gleaned from co-author Joanne Hilden's...
critically ill and unlikely to survive. A recent Harvard University study on pediatric end-of-life care has shown that the medical community is failin...
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87,11 zł |