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Lessons in loss and living : hope and guidance for confronting serious illness and grief / Michele A. Reiss.
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Title:Lessons in loss and living : hope and guidance for confronting serious illness and grief / Michele A. Reiss.
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Author/Creator:Reiss, Michele.
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Published/Created:New York : Hyperion, ©2010.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: BF789.D4 R448 2010
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Death--Psychological aspects.
Sick--Psychological aspects.
Grief.
Loss (Psychology)
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Medical Subjects: Death
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Illness Behavior
Grief
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Edition:1st ed.
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Description:xv, 215 pages ; 22 cm.
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Summary:Psychotherapist Dr. Michele Reiss specializes in helping clients cope with life-threatening illnesses and helping their families through the grieving process. She counseled Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture, and his wife, Jai, as Randy was dying of pancreatic cancer. Here, Dr. Reiss provides comfort and counsel for readers who are coping with the challenges of serious illness or grief. Through real-life examples of people who have dealt with cancer and other illnesses, she has given us a book about hope and the art of living and loving well, despite significant adversity. Dr. Reiss also reminds us that it should not take a life-threatening illness, or loss, or trauma to awaken us to living each day with joy, blessings, passion, and purpose.--From publisher description.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-208).
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ISBN:9781401323660
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Contents:Foreword / Jai Pausch
I. Serious illness: Issues & opportunities. Bad news
Unfinished business
In technicolor
Generosity
Hope and faith
Acceptance
II. Loss & grief: A family perspective. Grief
Families
Grieving children
Grieving adolescents
III. Special challenges. Sudden, unexpected losses
The loss of a child
A caregiver's grief
IV. Lessons in coping for patients, families, and good friends. Survivors
Good thoughts
Bearing witness.