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A&A Publishers: Hard Choices for Loving People
URL: http://www.hardchoices.com/

Description:
This site features the full text of the book "Hard Choices for Loving People." Written by a nursing home and hospice chaplain, the book discusses the difficult decisions patients and caregivers face when dealing with terminal illness and the end of life. Covers cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), dialysis, feeding, use of respirators, pain relief, and hospice care, with the intent of helping people make informed choices. Also includes excerpts from a related book.

Author:
Dunn, Hank

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Artificial feeding
Do-not-resuscitate orders
Medical ethics
Palliative treatment
Terminal care

LII Database Information:
Record 5895 created by Barbara Bibel on 02/14/2004
Last modification on 06/15/2007
Published: 02/14/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5895