{"product_id":"handbook-for-mortals-guidance-for-people-facing-serious-illness-revised","title":"Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness (Revised)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHandbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness (Revised)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJoanne Lynn\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780195146011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOxford University Press, USA\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2001\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003e Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandbook for Mortals\u003c\/em\u003e is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of our lives a time for growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection. Written by Drs. Joanne Lynn and Joan Harrold and a variety of experts from nursing, hospice, counseling, and the arts, this book provides equal measures of practical information and gentle insight. Readers will learn what decisions they will need to face, where to look for help, how to ease pain and other symptoms, what to expect with specific diseases, and how the health-care system operates. Equally important to this practical information are the personal stories included here of how people have come to terms with dying, faced their fears, and made important choices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From down-to-earth advice on how to talk to your doctor to inspiring quotes from such writers as W. H. Auden, Jane Kenyon, and others, \u003cem\u003eHandbook for Mortals\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses the needs of both the body and the spirit in our final years.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness (Revised) | Joanne Lynn | Paperback | 9780195146011 | Used: Like New | Wellness 1550937","offer_id":48743268909208,"sku":"1550937","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71S7ttXTuHL.jpg?v=1773865129","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/handbook-for-mortals-guidance-for-people-facing-serious-illness-revised","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}