Living Well with a Serious Illness: A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit Kanarek Robin Bennett
Living Well with a Serious Illness: A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit Kanarek Robin Bennett A practical guide for understanding how palliative care can improve quality of life for…
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Living Well with a Serious Illness: A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit Kanarek Robin Bennett
A practical guide for understanding how palliative care can improve quality of life for patients and their caregivers.Robin Bennett Kanarek was a registered nurse working with patients suffering from chronic medical conditions when her ten-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. Living Well with a Serious Illness is the culmination of decades of Robin's work to advance the field of palliative care.Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, Kanarek argues for a more expanded definition that incorporates palliative care earlier in patients' journeys. As her son endured grueling treatments, Robin realized how often medical professionals overlook critical psychological, emotional, and spiritual support for people with life-threatening illnesses.
Living Well with a Serious Illness helps patients and their