This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying. Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a medical event, and we have lost the ability to make this last part of life more personal and meaningful. Today people want to regain control over health-care decisions for themselves and their loved ones. Talking About Death Won't Kill You is the essential handbook to help Canadians navigate personal and medical decisions for the best quality of life for the end of our lives. Noted palliative-care educator and researcher Kathy Kortes-Miller shows readers how to identify and reframe limiting beliefs about dying with humor and compassion. With robust resource lists, Kortes-Miller addresses: advance care plans for ourselves and our loved ones; how to have conversations about end-of-life wishes with loved ones ; how to talk to children about death; how to build a compassionate workplace; practical strategies to support our colleagues; how to talk to health-care practitioners; how to manage challenging family dynamics as someone is dying; what is involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID). Far from morbid, these conversations are full of meaning and life--and the relief that comes from knowing what your loved ones want, and what you want for yourself.--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 155.9/37
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781770414068 9781773051772
- LCCN
- BF789.D4
- LCCN Item number
- K67 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (208 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00238663 (OCoLC)1028043371 (CaOOCEL)479475
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Talking about death will not kill you
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Title Page 2
- Copyright 3
- Table of Contents 5
- Introduction — Why Dying Matters to Me 6
- Chapter One — Why Dying Matters 18
- Chapter Two — Improving Our Death Literacy and Informed Decisions 34
- Chapter Three — Dying Matters to Our Families 47
- Chapter Four— Inquiring Minds Want to Know! Talking with Children 68
- Chapter Five — Creating a Compassionate Workplace 94
- Chapter Six — Navigating Challenging Conversations with Health-Care Providers 110
- Chapter Seven — Holding Space for Someone Who Is Dying 131
- Chapter Eight — Posting, Tweeting & Texting: Dying and Death in a Digital World 151
- Chapter Nine — Dying on (Some of) Our Own Terms 165
- Chapter Ten — Moving the Conversation Forward 178
- Resources 184
- Acknowledgements 198
- Selected Bibliography 200
- Index 206
- About the Author 214
- Back Cover 215
