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 Are you searching for information and guidance on making difficult medical decisions or caring for a family member who is seriously ill? Are you hoping for the best but considering the need to prepare yourself for the unexpected?
The book, Guide to Caregiving in the Final Months of Life can help you in two important ways. First, the book will provide you with the answers on how seriously ill your loved one may be. Second, it will give step-by-step instructions on how to care for your loved one as they decline in addition to naming a variety of helpful resources to turn to.
In this important book, a hospice nurse with 30 years of hands on experience shares her knowledge of caring for seriously ill adults. The book is valued by both caregivers and professionals alike to help families like yours find peace and direction during this stressful time. Feel free to look around the website and discover helpful articles written specifically for the lay public.
 What people are saying about the book:
About.com/dying states “Betsy Murphy shares her wealth of experience in this great little booklet. She begins by helping readers identify when dying actually begins -- which is usually much sooner than we think -- and goes on to explain why recovery isn’t always an option. These two factors are critical to the acceptance of death and are, too often, overlooked.”
The Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (May 2009) states “The book is written in an easy-to-understand language, helping the reader to break down and digest complex medical information. It paints a picture of what a downhill trajectory looks like and why it is usually not reversible. It reviews common medical symptoms such as weight loss, progressive weakness, and confusion and why these events may be indicators of increased mortality.
It also reviews illnesses commonly experienced by the elderly, such as aspiration pneumonia, sepsis, and organ failure, and why further decline can be expected in their aftermath.”
The Journal of Social Work, Values and Ethics (Fall 2009) states “What makes this booklet distinct, though, is the collection of material in a form that makes it easy to distribute. The low cost of this item ($5.00 per booklet) further makes this an affordable resource. The booklet also focuses on what caregivers can do in response to the symptoms of pending death, which can facilitate greater collaboration with health care professionals. Therefore, I would recommend Guide to Caregiving in the Final Months of Life for patient and practitioner education.”
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