The Family Caregiver's Journal: A Guide to Facing the Terminal Illness of a Loved One

By Hank Bruce

One of the loneliest tasks on earth is caring for a loved one who is dying. There are 25 million people in that role today and the number is increasing dramatically. This book is a blend of facts and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078801434X
• ISBN13: 9780788014345
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Petals & Pages Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Explores the opportunities for love, grow and discovery

With the aging of the general population, and with the continuing tolls of injuries and illness, the role of the caregiver for the terminally ill is touching the lives of more and more people. Caregivers feel the full range of emotions that can include grief, bewilderment, isolation, stress, and exhaustion. Hank Bruce has written The Family Caregiver's Journal: A Guide To Facing The Terminal Illness Of A Loved One to help those charged with providing care for a dying family member by preparing them with what they can generally expect. This is also a work that will inspire caregiving as it explores the opportunities for love, grow and discovery that the end-of-life process has to offer. There are quotes, short stories, poems, and pages where the caregiver can give record their own feelings, and personally memorialize this most personal and intimate of responsibilities in our human associations with one another. The Family Caregiver's Journal is strongly recommended for anyone charged with the responsibility for the care of a loved one in their final days.

Caring Guide for Caregiver and Their Loved Ones

Family Caregiver's Journal is a great guide to help people who must provide care for a loved one who is dying. The author uses an easy to read journal style to help people organize their thoughts and prepare them for the job that must be done. He helps the reader to understand what they will go through as well as what their loved one will be facing and the options available to both. He writes, not only from his own experience, but from the experience of many people of diverse cultures. He makes the reader aware that they are not alone and that there is help available. I feel this would be a great guide for hospice organizations to give to their workers and those they help. It would also make a wonderful gift from a loving friend.