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HomeShop at BookSurgeSelf-HelpDeath, Grief, BereavementSuffer Less In Death: Decreasing the mystery, fear, and pain of death and dying. |
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What is True Compassion? Apr 10, 2008
After working in the health care field as a nurse for twenty-two years, I have often seen the general public lose the ability to make rational decisions about the care of their loved ones. The decisions about the process of death and dying. This was mostly due to emotional attachment and the unwilling act of letting go, guilt and the unfamiliar process of the health care systems. Death is inevitable, it is the "How" of death that we don't always know.
This compassionate, matter-of-fact book gives us insight and information of "How" it can happen within the health care system. It allows us to choose the "How" best for us and our loved ones. It gives back the control we have for our own death and the dying.
Get the book.....Get informed and take control!
I found this book compassionate. To give the harsh reality of what happens in the health care system to a person dying, is compassion. To allow one to dye with dignity is compassion.
Working along side of Vincent Dodd for many years, I can say he is one of the most compassionate nurses that I've met. Not only compassionate for the patient but also for the family.
A Must Read!! Apr 01, 2008
A must read for anyone dealing with their own impending death or caring for a dying loved one. This book de-mysyifies the process of dying and provides a blueprint for navagating the mine field of modern healthcare.
Very Informative and Useful Information Mar 31, 2008
This book should be required reading for any and everybody! It is very informative and helpful about what we go thru when we die....from a clinical standpoint. I certainly feel more informed and prepared to assist my loved ones in the process of death and prepare for my own death. I am sending the book to my parents to read so that they can be more informed and make the best decisions possible for themselves.
While I do not have a clinical background, I have worked in a hospital in administration and therefore I can identify with what Dodd had to say about hospitals, healthcare professionals and insurance companies. It is all true! I appreciate his straight forward approach and honesty. It is refreshing. He writes from his heart and gut because it is obvious he is passionate about what he does as an R.N. and a "patient advocate." We need more people like him in the healthcare profession. Ones that will speak the truth and be honest about what is happening.
Information is a powerful tool and if each individual would take the responsibility of becoming more informed of their own choices ahead of time, then their loved ones might not have to suffer so much in making painful decisions for them when they are incapacitated.
Don't be afraid to read this book. Share it with others! It provides valuable information for the public and will enable each of us to take control over what happens to us in the end. A MUST READ!
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Death Revisited: a fresh look at the process of dying Mar 29, 2008
The book, "Suffer Less in Death" by Vincent Dodd, R.N. is a must-read for anyone facing death, as we all eventually will. Perhaps even more so for close friends and family. Dodd speaks with compassion from his extensive professional experience in having helped literally thousands through the difficult process. His clinical, non-sectarian advocacy for the patient and loved ones is both sensitive and sensible, explaining the social and legal forces that urge the medical profession to inflict painful while futile procedures, violating the dignity of the dying. He explains what's necessary for the dying or the family to retain control of the process, as well as the emotional forces of fear and guilt that affect their decision making. This book affirms the preference for a natural death by those who abhor the alternative prospect of months or years of bedridden, dependent, painful life. It also provides a wealth of small but important hands-on tips about how to best care for both the dying and the family. While it does contain some graphically unsettling passages, it is richly informative, clear, and easily understood.
MUST READ!!! Mar 28, 2008
Having lost my mother I wish I could have read this book when I as going through that process. Vincent writes very honestly and from the heart. I wish more health care professionals would be able to talk to the family members and explain exactly what the process is. Having the knowledge is the key to better understanding. I was happy I was able to have my mom die at home and have the whole family with her when she passed. Thank you Vincent for writing this book!! Anita
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