The Journeys End helps individuals develop a more accepting view of dying and navigate the healthcare system at the end of life, emphasizing the importance of understanding one's life rather than extending it. It challenges the narrow view of the health care system in elderhood and encourages holistic care.

Format: Hardback
Length: 268 pages
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

In the tradition of Atul Gawandes Being Mortal, this compassionate work helps individuals develop a more accepting view of dying while teaching them what to expect and how to navigate the healthcare system at the end of life. In elderhood, the health care system has a narrow view of how to provide care. It focuses on extending a patient's life at all costs, with an over-reliance on machines and procedures, instead of caring holistically for the person. Accordingly, many of us will likely spend our final weeks in long-term care facilities or an ICU. Dying at home, peacefully, and surrounded by family is almost impossible in our world--and our fear of death is a major contributor to this impossibility. Fittingly, the central idea of this book is that in old age, or when facing a terminal diagnosis, it is more important to understand your life rather than to extend it. While this may seem simple, its implications are profound. A natural death means accepting that, at some point, we are old enough or sick enough to die. In our cynical and overly clinical age, it is difficult to reflect on the meaning of one's life, but that kind of honest introspection is exactly what we need. Accordingly, The Journeys End seeks to help people manage their healthcare, their expectations, and their decisions in the final phase of life.

Title: Embracing Mortality: A Compassionate Guide to Dying Well

In the tradition of Atul Gawandes "Being Mortal," this compassionate work helps individuals develop a more accepting view of dying while teaching them what to expect and how to navigate the healthcare system at the end of life. In elderhood, the health care system has a narrow view of how to provide care. It focuses on extending a patient's life at all costs, with an over-reliance on machines and procedures, instead of caring holistically for the person. Accordingly, many of us will likely spend our final weeks in long-term care facilities or an ICU. Dying at home, peacefully, and surrounded by family is almost impossible in our world--and our fear of death is a major contributor to this impossibility. Fittingly, the central idea of this book is that in old age, or when facing a terminal diagnosis, it is more important to understand your life rather than to extend it. While this may seem simple, its implications are profound. A natural death means accepting that, at some point, we are old enough or sick enough to die. In our cynical and overly clinical age, it is difficult to reflect on the meaning of one's life, but that kind of honest introspection is exactly what we need. Accordingly, "The Journeys End" seeks to help people manage their healthcare, their expectations, and their decisions in the final phase of life.

Weight: 449g
Dimension: 217 x 150 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538175484