Walking through the Valley explores terminal patients' struggle with life, death, and spirituality at the end of their life journey. Medical research reveals prayer does make a difference: healing, physical remission, and peace of mind occur through prayer. There appears to be a paradox: many believe that healing can only be of a physical nature, when, in fact, healing exhibits itself in different perspectives. Walking through the Valley is a compilation of true stories about patients living with a terminal illness, some of whom have found their healing by discovering a pathway through faith in a Higher Power: God, as they have come to know Him.

Many people struggle with issues or problems for which there appears to be no successful end-result or solution. In "The Applied Power of Positive Thinking," author Dr. Curtis E. Smith presents a how-to formula to help those without hope to transform obstacles into opportunities.

A counselor and psychotherapist for more than thirty years, Smith offers practical, viable, and long-lasting solutions to people who are experiencing difficulties. Using a variety of real-life scenarios and vignettes, he shows how to achieve successful living through positive thinking by combining three dynamics: positive mental attitude, the power of positive thinking, and possibility thought. "The Applied Power of Positive Thinking" focuses on both the individual and the family and addresses an array of topics, including stress, goal setting, communication, anger management and resolution, respect, parenting, tough love, and marriage.

"The Applied Power of Positive Thinking" offers a wide range of valuable information on how to apply the power of positive thinking to achieve desired, positive end results.

Walking through the Valley explores terminal patients' struggle with life, death, and spirituality at the end of their life journey. Medical research reveals prayer does make a difference: healing, physical remission, and peace of mind occur through prayer. There appears to be a paradox: many believe that healing can only be of a physical nature, when, in fact, healing exhibits itself in different perspectives. Walking through the Valley is a compilation of true stories about patients living with a terminal illness, some of whom have found their healing by discovering a pathway through faith in a Higher Power: God, as they have come to know Him.

When you or a loved one are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you wonder what can be done to make life easier and more meaningful during the remaining time on earth. In "A Hospice Guide Book, " author Dr. Curtis E. Smith shows how the concept of hospice, which emphasizes the important provisions of comfort care through the end-of-life journey, can help terminal patients die a comfortable, peaceful death with dignity.

A resource for families, patients, and health care providers, "A Hospice Guide Book" provides a thorough explanation of the hospice concept. It discusses
the definition of hospice care and its origins;
hospice fallacies, myths, and facts;
alternative care modalities;
the hospice team and its responsibilities;
levels of care and treatment;
pain and pain management;
hospice residences;
end of life care.

"A Hospice Guide Book" presents a plethora of information about hospice, enabling those who could become hospice patients the opportunity to receive the benefit of expert comfort care; pain control management; symptom control; and emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support as they live with their terminal illness during the end-of-life journey and peacefully transition from this life to the next.