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All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice
Carolyn Jaffe and Carol H. Erhlich
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Death, Value and Meaning Series, John D. Morgan, Series Editor
IN PRAISE OF
"Here you will explore the personal real-life issues of dying and death
in an open manner that makes effortless reading. They (the authors) write
with powerful and penetrating insights and practical advice that will afford
understanding and solace to grieving hearts and inquiring minds. . . The
book is indispensable not only for health professionals but for all of
us who will ultimately confront the reality of death."
—Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, D.D.
"This book is truly a humanistic tour de force. It is a classic, and
should be read not only by those who must interact with a dying loved one,
but by each of us as we confront our own mortality, and the meaning of
a life well lived."
—Norm Dinerman, M.D., Chief, Emergency Medicine
Service Medical Director, State of Maine
"This book provides incisive insights into the hospice process, as only
a nurse with the extensive experience of Carolyn Jaffe could express it.
. . I am pleased to recommend the reading of this compassionate and enlightening
description of hospice, as seen through the eyes of possibly the most important
participant in the process—the hospice nurse."
—Joseph Kordick, Vice President, Ford Motor Co.
(Retired)
"This book contributes to the critical
re-storying of America with tales
of people in the authentic, human act of dying. In the stories it tells
and the humanity it reveals, All Kinds of Love will probably prove
as valuable as the most heavily funded, scientifically exacting research.
It deserves to become course material for public and clinical education
at all levels."
—Ira R. Byock, M.D., President, American Academy
of Hospice and Palliative Care Physicians
"All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice should be required reading
for medical students who seek guidance for the inevitably perplexing end
of life-issues."
—Dr. Phillip Wolfe, Chief of Clinical Cardiology,
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
"I have recently read the book, All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice
and was so impressed that I have submitted a request to the Nursing Curriculum
Committee to adopt it as a required text. I have reviewed many books related
to death, dying, and bereavement, and hospice. This book stands out because
of the personal, moving scenarios followed by the theory explanation based
on the scenarios. Other books present theory but do not bridge the gap
to application as this book does. I also enjoyed the examples of caring
in a broad range of terminal settings. In addition, I believe this book
will help students to understand what it means to be committed to caring
as a professional nurse."
—Jeanine Tweedie, R.N., M.S.N., Assistant Professor
of Nursing, Hawaii Pacific University
"All Kinds of Love is a wonderful book about living, dying and
living with dying. Carolyn Jaffe and Carol Ehrlich present clinical vignettes
illustrating the principals of hospice care. They back up their illustrations
with references. In addition, there are numerous practical tips that are
helpful to anyone taking care of dying patients. This is a gem of a book."
—Alan S. Feiner, M.D., Chief of Medical Oncology,
Rose Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
ABOUT THE BOOK
All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice
presents a vivid and intimate view of hospice care through the eyes of
a long-term hospice nurse. Her stories are accompanied by discussion of
end-of-life issues that arise among the families she has served. Authentic,
sensitive--a compelling read for healthcare and social worker and layperson
alike.
All Kinds of Love is a personal account of
home hospice care based on Carolyn Jaffe’s long experience as a hospice
nurse. Each chapter presents a different aspect of this care through stories
about her patients, their families and their caregivers.
The work differs significantly from others in its
field because of its high human interest approach. Instead of clinical
case histories or academic discussions, real-life stories bring home the
deeper meaning of hospice care. They allow the readers to see themselves,
their children, and their parents as participants in these end-of-life
scenes.
With the power of its stories, the book fills a gap
in existing information for health-care professionals. They can be inspired
and motivated to serve families better when armed with an under-the-skin
as well as intellectual appreciation of the dynamics of dying persons and
their families.
A discussion titled Notes follows each story,
focusing on the issues raised by that story. Assisted suicide, pain
control, home care vs. institutional care, grieving and bereavement care,
patient autonomy, and ingredients of a “good death” and “death with
dignity” are some of the topics explored in these Notes. References
to the current literature relating to these subjects provide facts and
arguments so the reader can develop a fuller understanding of their history
and controversies, and the dynamics of human behavior in death and dying.
Public policy debate over issues of less invasive,
less costly alternatives to traditional medical care requires a fuller
grasp of the hospice option. Because of its narrative format, the book
is an eye-opener to the values of this relatively new and still-underused,
compassionate way to die.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Carolyn Jaffe, and two colleagues created Hospice of Metro Denver
(HMD), the forst hospice in Denver, in 1978. Today, HMD is a $6 million-a-year
operation with 40 nurses who help 120 patients a day. Jaffe, far from slowing
down, still cares for patients herself, having served some 600 patients
in her nineteen years with the program.
Jaffe has been Nursing Representative for the National Hospice Organization.
She won the Florence Nightingale award from the University of Colorado
in 1990 for her contributions to health care in Colorado, and in 1995 the
University of Denver conferred upon her its highest honor, The Doctor of
Humane Letters. She is a popular speaker in public, organizational, and
televised forums.
Carol H. Ehrlich earned her Ph.D. in speech pathology and audiology
from the University of Denver in 1965. She was on the faculties of the
University of Denver , Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
and Colorado State University, then headed the audiology, speech pathology
and learning disabilities department at Denver Children's Hospital, retiring
as Chairperson Emerita. Her research was published in several journals
including the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, Archives of Otolaryngology
and she has contributed chapters in several books, including Clinical Audiology,
Williams and Wilkins. She became a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association in 1983, and since retiring has enjoyed writing.
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