Hope for a Cool Pillow
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Patient Care, Terminal Care, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Death & Dying
| Author: | Margaret Overton | ISBN: | 9781944853075 |
| Publisher: | Outpost19 | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Outpost19 | Language: | English |
| Author: | Margaret Overton |
| ISBN: | 9781944853075 |
| Publisher: | Outpost19 |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Outpost19 |
| Language: | English |
Margaret Overton's Hope for a Cool Pillow is a passionate argument for planning end-of-life care. As physician, daughter and student of American health care, Overton pulls from all corners, showing us the emotional, financial and physical costs of not being prepared. Her daily rounds reveal harrowing consequences, her studies at Harvard highlight the industry's limits, and her own aging parents make her case universal. Deeply felt, frankly told, this book will challenge you--and then help you--make your own choices about end-of-life care.
Margaret Overton's Hope for a Cool Pillow is a passionate argument for planning end-of-life care. As physician, daughter and student of American health care, Overton pulls from all corners, showing us the emotional, financial and physical costs of not being prepared. Her daily rounds reveal harrowing consequences, her studies at Harvard highlight the industry's limits, and her own aging parents make her case universal. Deeply felt, frankly told, this book will challenge you--and then help you--make your own choices about end-of-life care.
