On His Own Terms: A Doctor, His Father, And the Myth of the "Good Death"
by Joseph Sacco
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Author: Joseph SaccoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-28
ISBN: 0974524522
Number of pages: 150
Publisher: Caveat Press
Summary of On His Own Terms: A Doctor, His Father, And the Myth of the "Good Death"
Reflecting on his own father's illness and death, a doctor comes to terms with his responsibility to understand how his dying charges are coping with illness and death. Sacco questions the popular conception that 'acceptance' is necessary for a 'good' death. He offers a practising physician's reality-check perspective to the experience of caregivers and families with dying parents.Medical Books
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