Dying with Dignity. Mary Ann Mitchell.
by Mitchell, Mary Ann; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 69Family. Publisher: Supportive Voice, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Dignity | Hospice care | Terminally ill -- Home careDDC classification: 050 Summary: "When there is nothing more that the medical field can do, what is your goal for your loved one? Is your goal to provide a pain-free existence and a loving environment? Or is being awake, but in pain, more important to you?...To make life choices and to have these choices honored is an expression of a good life lived. To have the opportunity to die at home is an experience few have." (SUPPORTIVE VOICE) The author presents the story of her husband's illness and death and discusses the care and comfort they received from hospice.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
Originally Published: Dying with Dignity, Spring 2004; pp. 12-15.
"When there is nothing more that the medical field can do, what is your goal for your loved one? Is your goal to provide a pain-free existence and a loving environment? Or is being awake, but in pain, more important to you?...To make life choices and to have these choices honored is an expression of a good life lived. To have the opportunity to die at home is an experience few have." (SUPPORTIVE VOICE) The author presents the story of her husband's illness and death and discusses the care and comfort they received from hospice.
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