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Conversations on the Edge - Narratives of Ethics and Illness (Paperback)
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At the edge of mortality there is a place where the seriously ill
or dying wait - a place where they may often feel vulnerable or
alone. For over forty years, bioethicist cum philosopher Richard
Zaner has been at the side of many of those people offering his
incalculable gift of listening, and helping to lighten their
burdens - not only with his considerable skills, but with his
humanity as well. The narratives Richard Zaner shares in
Conversations on the Edge are informed by his depth of knowledge in
medicine and bioethics, but are never "clinical." A genuine and
caring heart beats underneath his compassionate words. Zaner has
written several books in which he tells poignant stories of
patients and families he has encountered; there is no question that
this is his finest. In Conversations on the Edge, Zaner reveals an
authentic empathy that never borders on the sentimental. Among
others, he discusses Tom, a dialysis patient who finally reveals
that his inability to work - encouraged by his overprotective
mother - is the source of his hostility to treatment; Jim and Sue,
young parents who must face the nightmare of letting go of their
premature twins, one after the other; Mrs Oland, whose family
refuses to recognize her calm acceptance of her own death; and, in
the final chapter, the author's mother, whose slow demise continues
to haunt Zaner's professional and personal life. These stories are
filled with pain and joy, loneliness and hope. They are about life
and death, about what happens in hospital rooms - and that place at
the edge - when we confront mortality. It is the rarest of glimpses
into the world of patients, their families, healers, and those who
struggle, like Zaner, to understand.
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Imprint: |
Georgetown University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2014 |
First published: |
2004 |
Authors: |
Richard M. Zaner
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Contributors: |
Richard M. Zaner
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
168 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-62616-151-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
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LSN: |
1-62616-151-8 |
Barcode: |
9781626161511 |
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