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Living Well with a Serious Illness: A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit (Johns Hopkins Press Health Books) (Paperback)

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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. 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 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. Living Well with a Serious Illness helps patients and their caregivers understand

- what palliative care entails
- how to access the support they need when going through a serious illness
- what questions to ask medical professionals
- how to navigate advanced care planning
- definitions of common terminology used with end-of-life planning
- the importance of spiritual care, coping strategies, and emotional support
- how to become an advocate for palliative care

This book illuminates the importance of seeing patients as individuals who can benefit from care for their body, mind, and spirit--the core tenet of palliative care.

About the Author


Robin Bennett Kanarek (GREENWICH, CT) is the president of the Kanarek Family Foundation, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by serious, life-threatening conditions through promoting, integrating, and educating the medical industry and the public about palliative and supportive care in all areas of health care.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781421445984
ISBN-10: 1421445980
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date: April 4th, 2023
Pages: 224
Language: English
Series: Johns Hopkins Press Health Books (Paperback)

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