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Lap of Honour: A no fear guide to living well with dying
Aware that you're dying? Are you wondering what happens next? This practical book will give you the support you need. Written by a doctor specializing in palliative medicine and a counselor with many years' experience working with families coping with dying, Lap of Honour is packed with practical advice to help address the difficult How long have I got? How do I tell my children and friends? Does cannabis help ? How can I travel? What diets work ? How do I hold a celebration of life that is right for me? If you are looking for a compassionate and complete guide to help you and your loved ones through this time, you need this book. Pick it up now.
204 pages, Paperback
Published January 12, 2019
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January 21, 2019
We didn’t talk about death in our family. Thanks to this book, we will start the conversation.
This book gave shape and form to the unfathomable: the inevitable loss of all we hold dear. Eirew and Hawley’s gentle and practical handbook demonstrates how to find the courage and compassion to deal with the awful finality of it all. I read, at first with trepidation - after all, who wants to confront their own mortality? By the closing chapters, I read with a sense of something approaching peace knowing that a shared language, a common understanding and a sensible plan regarding death would see us all through.
This book gave shape and form to the unfathomable: the inevitable loss of all we hold dear. Eirew and Hawley’s gentle and practical handbook demonstrates how to find the courage and compassion to deal with the awful finality of it all. I read, at first with trepidation - after all, who wants to confront their own mortality? By the closing chapters, I read with a sense of something approaching peace knowing that a shared language, a common understanding and a sensible plan regarding death would see us all through.
December 27, 2023
An excellent book that walks an individual through challenges and decisions associated with terminal illness. It feels like Gaby and Pipa are sitting in your living room giving compassionate words of wisdom.
Working with cancer patients this year, I have valued the wisdom and perspective of this book. The authors write from a Canadian context and in a way that can be helpful to those from a variety of spiritual traditions (or lack of).
Working with cancer patients this year, I have valued the wisdom and perspective of this book. The authors write from a Canadian context and in a way that can be helpful to those from a variety of spiritual traditions (or lack of).
January 17, 2019
A Sensitive and Practical Resource
What a lovely book! I was impressed by the breadth of practical issues and common concerns that the authors covered. Not only do I have a better understanding of what to expect when dealing with terminal illness, but I feel better equipped to have important conversations. Thank you!
What a lovely book! I was impressed by the breadth of practical issues and common concerns that the authors covered. Not only do I have a better understanding of what to expect when dealing with terminal illness, but I feel better equipped to have important conversations. Thank you!
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