The Good Death
A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One through the End of Life
Suzanne B. O’Brien, RN
- Practical
- wisdom
- and
- holistic
- planning
- to
- ease
- life's
- most
- difficult
- transition,
- from
- an
- acclaimed
- hospice
- nurse,
- death
- doula,
- and
- end-of-life
- educator.Many
- of
- us
- have
- to
- show
- up
- for
- someone
- we
- love
- at
- the
- end
- of
- life.
- Knowing
- how
- to
- do
- that
- changes
- everything.
- With
- over
- twenty
- years
- of
- experience
- as
- a
- hospice
- nurse,
- palliative
- care
- professional,
- and
- founder
- of
- the
- Doulagivers
- Institute,
- Suzanne
- B.
- O’Brien,
- RN
- has
- trained
- more
- than
- 350,000
- people
- in
- what
- can
- be
- done
- to
- help
- the
- dying
- person,
- caregiver
- and
- other
- loved
- ones
- so
- they
- may
- move
- through
- each
- stage
- with
- as
- much
- comfort
- and
- ease
- as
- possible.In
- The
- Good
- Death,
- O’Brien
- provides
- a
- comprehensive
- plan
- and
- the
- empowering
- knowledge
- to
- make
- a
- beautiful,
- sacred,
- and
- profound
- experience
- for
- everyone
- involved.
- Through
- practical
- advice,
- emotional
- support,
- and
- expert
- insights,
- O’Brien
- gently
- holds
- your
- hand
- through
- every
- aspect
- of
- the
- process,
- including:·
- Learning
- how
- fear
- of
- death
- makes
- end
- of
- life
- harder,
- and
- how
- we
- can
- begin
- to
- quell
- it
·
- Care
- instructions
- to
- ensure
- your
- loved
- one’s
- comfort
·
- Support
- system
- strategies
- to
- avoid
- burnout
- as
- a
- caregiverTo
- further
- empower
- you
- in
- facilitating
- a
- good
- death,
- the
- second
- half
- of
- the
- book
- is
- presented
- workbook-style.
- The
- Peace
- of
- Mind
- Planner
- features
- prompts
- to
- initiate
- important
- conversations
- with
- your
- loved
- one
- about
- their
- physical,
- mental,
- emotional,
- financial,
- and
- spiritual
- preferences,
- and
- space
- to
- record
- this
- important
- information.
- The
- planner
- allows
- you
- to
- be
- fully
- present
- in
- these
- last
- precious
- moments,
- and
- come
- away
- with
- a
- thorough
- plan
- for
- your
- loved
- one’s
- end-
- of-
- life
- wishes.
- With
- empathy
- and
- a
- careful
- approach,
- The
- Good
- Death
- is
- not
- only
- a
- comprehensive,
- compassionate,
- and
- in-depth
- resource,
- it
- is
- a
- beacon
- of
- hope
- and support.
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