{"product_id":"final-gifts-understanding-the-special-awareness-needs-and-communications-of-the-dying-9781451667257","title":"Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this moving and compassionate classic--now updated with new material from the authors--hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years' experience tending the terminally ill. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts--of wisdom, faith, and love--that the dying leave for the living to share. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, \u003ci\u003eFinal Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Callanan \u003c\/b\u003ehas specialized in the care of the dying since 1981. She lectures widely to lay and professional audiences on death and dying, bereavement, and hospice care. Maggie is also the author of \u003ci\u003eFinal Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives on the New England coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e has worked in hospice care since 1978. She formerly held positions as Clinical Director of Montgomery Hospice in Maryland and as Director of Health Systems Leadership at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. She now works as a national and international consultant providing education and training on issues relating to hospice and palliative care. Patricia is also the author of \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Grief: Finding Consolation When Someone You Love Has Died\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599077773586,"sku":"9781451667257","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74d15c5d-21fb-45de-b197-a0204caf3ab1.jpg?v=1732196248","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/final-gifts-understanding-the-special-awareness-needs-and-communications-of-the-dying-9781451667257","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}