"Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes"
is the captivating account of Frances Shani Parker's hospice
volunteer insights and experiences in Detroit, Michigan nursing
homes. This universal book includes stories, general information,
and original poems that explore hospice care, nursing homes,
caregiving, dementia, death preparations, and bereavement.
Strategies for improving healthcare and nursing homes are examined.
School-nursing home partnerships are covered. The often-missing
voices of people of color are included.
Praise for "Becoming Dead Right"
"A school principal and hospice volunteer, Frances Shani Parker
relates her experiences with dying people in nursing homes. The
second part of her book is about what we as individuals and as a
society must do to improve things for those who are dying. I
particularly enjoyed the guided tour, conducted from a wheelchair,
of Baby Boomer 'Haven'."
-- Dr. Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care, International
Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, Austin Health,
Melbourne, Australia
"The writing is eloquent and powerful, and the stories are
instructive and lasting. After finishing this book, I wanted to do
more for other individuals who are dying, for as Ms. Parker so
clearly imparts, the dying teach us so much about living
well."
-- Dr. Peter A. Lichtenberg, Director, Institute of Gerontology,
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
"This book is filled with poetry, stories, wisdom and common sense
that can help boomers, students, caregivers and policy makers
understand their own aging and realize that our society can--and
should--make important changes that can ensure safe, dignified,
individualized care at the end of our lives."
-- Alice Hedt, Executive Director, National Citizens Coalition for
Nursing Home Reform
Learn more at www.BecomingDeadRight.com
From the "Aging With Grace" Series at Loving Healing Press
(www.LovingHealing.com)
MED042000 Medical: Terminal Care
FAM017000 Family & Relationships: Eldercare
SOC036000 Social Science: Death & Dying
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