Synopses & Reviews
Based on a decade of working with dying children, this compassionate book offers the families of deceased and dying children the help and hope they need to move forward with their lives. In warm, simple language, Dr. Kübler-Ross speaks directly to the fears, doubts, anger, confusion, and anguish of parents confronting the terminal illness or sudden death of a child. El material de este libro es fruto de una década de trabajo con niños moribundos de diversas edades, así como del vasto conocimiento de madres y padres que han pasado por esa penosa experiencia, y que han perdido uno, dosaún treshijos. Con voz compasiva, la doctora discute los miedos, las dudas, el enojo, la confusión, y el dolor que sienten los padres de niños con enfermedades terminales o que han muerto inesperadamente.
Synopsis
Based on a decade of working with dying children, this compassionate book offers the families of deceased and dying children the help and hope they need to move forward with their lives. In warm, simple language, Dr. Kübler-Ross speaks directly to the fears, doubts, anger, confusion, and anguish of parents confronting the terminal illness or sudden death of a child.
Synopsis
Based on a decade of working with dying children, this compassionate book offers the families of deceased and dying children the help and hope they need to move forward with their lives. In warm, simple language, Dr. Kü bler-Ross speaks directly to the fears, doubts, anger, confusion, and anguish of parents confronting the terminal illness or sudden death of a child. El material de este libro es fruto de una dé cada de trabajo con niñ os moribundos de diversas edades, así como del vasto conocimiento de madres y padres que han pasado por esa penosa experiencia, y que han perdido uno, dos— aú n tres— hijos. Con voz compasiva, la doctora discute los miedos, las dudas, el enojo, la confusió n, y el dolor que sienten los padres de niñ os con enfermedades terminales o que han muerto inesperadamente.
About the Author
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross is a medical doctor, psychiatrist, and thanatologist known for her work with children and AIDS patients and is credited with bringing the hospice movement to the United States. She is the author of Life Lessons, On Death and Dying, On Life After Death, and The Wheel of Life. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.