TY - BOOK ID - 78108626 TI - Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness AU - Lynn, Joanne AU - Harrold, Joan K. AU - Schuster, Janice Lynch PY - 2011 SN - 019983072X 9780199830725 PB - New York, New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Catastrophic illness KW - Terminally ill KW - Death KW - Terminal care KW - End-of-life care KW - Care of the sick KW - Critical care medicine KW - Dying KW - End of life KW - Life KW - Thanatology KW - Dying persons KW - Fatally ill KW - Critically ill KW - Catastrophic diseases KW - Critical illness KW - Diseases KW - Care and treatment KW - Medical care KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78108626 AB - Handbook for Mortals 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 their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection. Written by Dr. Joanne Lynn and a team of experts, this book provides equal measures of practical information and wise counsel, from down-to-earth advice on how to talk to your doctor to inspiring quotes from such writers as Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, Jane Kenyon, and others. ER -