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- Smith, Harold Ivan, 1947-
Finding your way to say goodbye : comfort for the dying and those who care for them
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- Author
- Smith, Harold Ivan, 1947-
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 2347.8 S5S64 2002
- Author
- Smith, Harold Ivan, 1947-
- Place
- Notre Dame IN
- Publisher
- Ave Maria Press
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical_Description
- 221 p. ; 21.5 x 13.7 cm
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Harold Ivan Smith".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- The author "has been holding the hands of the dying for years, and he knows how to help. Whether you are the one with diagnosis, or the one who is caring for the dying, this book will offer support, encouragement, and some helpful tips. From dealing with medical staff to talking with family and friends who are in denial, [this book] is an ideal companion for perhaps the most important journey of all". -- back cover.
- Contents divided into three parts.
- Contents: Introduction -- Defining a "good and blessed death" -- Meditating on the psalms -- Admitting that you know -- Releasing control -- Asking your questions -- Dealing with privacy -- Grasping the present tense -- Crying -- Saying "no" or "NO!" to heroic measures -- Partnering with physicians -- Putting choices into writing -- Living until dying -- Dealing with the physical changes -- Embracing God -- Expressing anger -- Forgiving -- Befriending your fears -- Deciding how you want to be remembered -- Reviewing your life -- Making room in your dying for some living -- Making Doxologies -- Making life easier for your survivors -- Making a valid will -- Giving it to them now ! -- Guarding the gate -- Offering hospitality -- Making visitors comfortable -- Ignoring the well-intentioned -- Dealing with strugglers -- Leaving an ethical will -- Composing your goodbyes -- Food for the journey -- Requesting and receiving the gifts of prayer -- Embracing the silences -- Accepting the mystery -- Telling your stories -- Holding on for special red-letter days -- Making room for humor --Clinging to hope -- Enjoying dessert -- Choosing the time to die -- Finishing the race -- Endnotes.
- Author "is an adjunct professor in the doctoral program at Northern Baptist Seminary and has taught courses at Nazarene Theological Seminary. He is a public speaker who frequently leads workshops for hospice training events and pastoral leadership conference. He is the author of many books on bereavement." -- p. [222].
- Subjects
- Terminally ill - Religious life
- Death - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
- Terminally ill - Psychology
- Death - Psychological aspects
- Grief - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Grief - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
- ISBN
- 0-87793-975-6 (pbk.)
- Call Number
- BX 2347.8 S5S64 2002
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)