Seize the Day: How the Dying Teach Us to Live
- ISBN-10
- 1921844620
- ISBN-13
- 9781921844621
- Series
- Seize the Day
- Category
- Death
- Pages
- 189
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-25
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Author
- Marie De Hennezel
Description
'Inspirational.' The Independent Marie de Hennezel is a gifted psychologist who works as part of a remarkable team of doctors and nurses in a hospital for the terminally ill. In this eloquent book, she shares her unique perspective on what life and death really mean – and explores how talking about death, and facing up to it, can actually help us lead more abundant lives. The men and women who come to the palliative-care unit do not always know that they are dying. It is de Hennezel's aim to bring them and their loved ones to this knowledge, and then to encourage them to live each day as fully and serenely as possible. Through insight and humanity, and the unforgettable people she helps, we learn how precious the final days of a person's life can be and how deeply moving it is to share these moments with someone else. In an age where people hesitate to talk about dying, Seize the Day lends us the strength to confront the mysteries of death, gives us hope and celebrates the courage of the human spirit. 'Marie de Hennezel's particular ability as a writer lies in her ability to bring readers close to the bedsides and show them – with feeling but without sentimentality or morbidity – just what 'accompanying people in their last days' means. Uniquely illuminating.' The Mail on Sunday 'A brave book . . . turns a previously taboo subject into intensely emotional intimacy as much concerned with the enriching moments of joy and sweetness as facing the suffering and solitude.' Daily Mail
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