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What dying people want: practical wisdom for the end of life
Par David Kuhl. 2003
Drawing from case studies, Kuhl provides a balanced perspective on caring for the terminally ill. He also offers insight into…
how patients can foster better communication between themselves and their doctors. Besides discussing the physician's account of the clinical aspects of the dying process, Kuhl sensitively examines the harder-to-define psychological and spiritual issues. 2002.What are we going to do now?: helping your parents in their senior years
Par William Molloy. 1996
Geriatrician William Molloy provides a practical guide for adult children who face the difficulties of caring for elderly parents. He…
describes the physical changes which accompany aging, and deals with sexuality, health, independence, loneliness, and the fear of being institutionalized. He also discusses relationships and communication between the generations, and how to select a retirement or nursing facility. 1996.Votre retraite crie au secours (Affaires plus)
Par Hélène Gagné. 2009
Ne vous faites plus d'illusions : vous ne dépenserez pas moins à la retraite que maintenant, votre maison ne sera…
pas votre ultime refuge financier, votre fonds de pension sera peut-être moins généreux que vous ne le pensez, vos rentes provenant des régimes publics risquent d'être insuffisantes, sans compter que les gouvernements n'auront pas les moyens de payer pour vos soins de santé. Pourtant, une retraite confortable est encore possible, assure Hélène Gagné. Il faut regarder les choses en face, établir ses objectifs et passer à l'action sans plus attendre. 2009.Vive les vieux!: ils n'ont jamais été aussi jeunes!
Par Jacques Salomé, Martine Lagardette. 2004
Personnes âgées? Retraités? Vieux? Ils sont de plus en plus nombreux et nous, nous ne savons même pas comment les…
appeler! Pourtant, ce sont nos parents, nos grands-parents...ils nous disent ce que nous serons demain. Et que nous refusons de regarder en face par peur de vieillir. Ce livre nous montre nos anciens comme on ne les voit jamais. Drôles, émouvants, attachants... En un mot: vivants! 2004.Vivre le deuil au jour le jour: la perte d'une personne proche
Par Christophe Fauré. 2004
Fondé sur ses expériences de clinicien, le psychiatre décrit les différentes étapes du deuil et les sentiments qui l'accompagnent :…
colère, culpabilité, dépression, peur ; la compréhension de soi permettant d'optimiser la cicatrisation de la souffrance.Vie et mort du couple: du dating au divorce
Par Geneviève Pettersen. 2014
"Madame Chose aborde tous les sujets sans tabous et écorche au passage certaines idées reçues sur la vie à deux.…
Vie et mort du couple, Du dating au divorce, n'est pas un guide pour réussir sa vie amoureuse. Madame Chose y fait plutôt une radiographie du couple québécois et de ses travers, un scan de son quotidien qui, disons-le, finit souvent par avoir raison des meilleurs. " -- 4e de couv.Vieillir, un privilège
Par Florian Chrétien. 1992
"Vieillir, un privilège" se présente comme un livre de méditation, un recueil de réflexions sur les différents aspects du vieillissement.…
L'auteur, lui-même professeur à la retraite, partage avec nous "sa vision du bel âge et sa conception de la retraite". c1992.Vieillir au masculin: accepter le passage du temps
Par Hubert De Ravinel. 1997
Voici un livre plain de témoignages vivifiants et stimulants sur le fait de "vieillir au masculin." Selon l'auteur, il s'agit…
"d'une période de vie féconde et créatrice ou l'homme intérieur" pour enfin se libérer et s'épanouir. 1997.Transformed by the light: the powerful effect of near-death experiences on people's lives
Par Paul Perry, Melvin Morse. 1993
Millions of people throughout the world have had a near-death experience. The authors present a wealth of evidence from people…
who have returned from death after being 'transformed by the light'. They show how the lives of people who return from the brink of death are usually changed for the better - spiritually and physically - for the rest of their lives. The authors suggest that these extraordinary revelations may alter your view on death and dying. 1993.Toe rubber blues: mid-life thoughts on the prospects of aging
Par Tom Allen. 1999
Timely death: considering our last rights
Par Anne Mullens. 1996
Journalist Anne Mullens considers the question of whether a democratic society can legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. She presents all…
sides in the debate, interviewing experts in Europe and North America, and talking to doctors, ethicists, advocacy groups, and law-makers. 1996.Through grief: the bereavement journey
Par Elizabeth Collick. 1986
Only the unloved and unloving escape grief. It is the price paid for the love that makes life worth living.…
The book is sub-titled "The Bereavement Journey" and by writing of her own experience and that of others, the author sets out to help people "come through" their grief and to gain support in the strange angers, guilt and frustration that they will find in common with these people; to come through grief to life again on the far side of loss. 1986.Things I wish I knew before my mom died: coping with loss every day
Par Ty Alexander. 2018
From grief counseling to sharing insightful true stories, Alexander offers comfort, reassurance, and hope in the face of sorrow. In…
the chapters of this soul-touching book, mourners will find meaning and wisdom in grieving and the love that will always remain. 2018.The woman said yes: encounters with life and death : memoirs
Par Jessamyn West. 1976
Writer tells how her Quaker mother, Grace, nursed her through tuberculosis after the sanatorium gave up on her. Grace taught…
both author Jessamyn and Jessamyn's sister, Carmen, to "say yes to the life in their lives," and yes to death when that life is over. After Grace's death, it is Jessamyn who helps Carmen deal with inoperable cancer. 1976.The wheel of life: a memoir of living and dying
Par Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. 1998
The author traces the events that shaped her life intellectually and spiritually - events which led her to explain the…
ultimate truth that death does not exist but is a transformation. From her work in war-ravaged Poland to her pioneering counselling of the terminally ill, her seminars and discussions with people who have been revived after death, we learn how each experience provided her with a new piece of the puzzle. 1998.The warmth of the heart prevents your body from rusting: ageing without growing old
Par Marie De Hennezel. 2011
The inevitable ageing process does not have to condemn us to solitude, suffering, degradation or dependency. In this meditation on…
ageing, Marie de Hennezel guides us through the true 'art of growing old'. 2011. Uniform title: Chaleur du coeur empêche nos corps de rouiller.The undertaking: life studies from the dismal trade
Par Thomas Lynch. 1997
Twelve essays on death and grief and their effect on the living with the insight of a poet who is…
also a funeral director. In "Words Made Flesh," Lynch recounts the dissolution of a poet's second marriage, the death of love, and the role of a poem in the birth of new love. In "The Golfatorium," he contemplates combining a cemetery with a golf course. c1997.The summer of a dormouse
Par John Mortimer. 2001
In this bitter-sweet account of the onset of old age, John Mortimer's characteristic vivacity shines through as he lunches with…
the old lags and captains of industry at Wormwood Scrubs, contemplates Barbra Streisand's legs and begins to suffer from the afflictions that cast down his father at a similar age. 2001.Six million people in the UK, often unnoticed by the rest of us, provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly…
relatives, friends or neighbours. Their job is long, lonely and hard, yet there is limited support and no formal training. As a result, carers suffer frequent damage to physical and mental health. This book is written for them - and also for the rest of us who don't know what being a carer is all about. The book airs such topics as sex, thoughts of murder, and dealing with the responses of friends and officials who fail to understand. 2006.The retirement time bomb: how to achieve financial independence in a changing world
Par Gordon Pape. 2006
Financial expert Pape explains how to avoid a retirement crisis. Offers strategies for setting realistic goals that will help achieve…
financial security for retirement. Provides advice on pension plans, RRSPs, and government benefits, and includes tax-saving strategies. 2006.