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Thirty days: a journey to the end of love
By Mark Raphael Baker. 2017
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Death and bereavement
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One minute my wife was there. In a flash she was gone. In the ten months of Kerryn's dying, I…
prepared myself for everything except for her death. Now that she is gone, I am desperate to know her as I never knew her." Thirty Days is a portrait of grief, of a marriage and of a family. It is the moving memoir of Mark's wife of 33 years, Kerryn Baker, who died ten months after her diagnosis, aged 55, from stomach cancer. It is also a study in how we construct our own version of the past, after Mark discovers a cache of Kerryn's letters in the laundry cupboard and has to rethink their relationship. It is a book about memory and its uncertainties, as Mark sifts through photos and home movies, as his wife gets sicker, and his search for clues about their relationship grows more desperate. In her last days, Kerryn reveals her traumatic childhood to Mark for the first time. She emerges as the rock of the family, a brave and wise woman, clear-eyed about her treatment, focused on finding the path to a peaceful death.Letting go: how to plan for a good death
By C. F Corke. 2018
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Death and bereavement, Health and aging
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"As Australia's population ages, many individuals are faced with making complex medical decisions, for themselves and for others, in times…
of great stress. How far should doctors go when trying to prolong life? How can we decide what is ‘too far’ and ‘not far enough’ for our loved ones unless we know what their wishes are? Letting Go is an important and timely introduction to, and discussion of, the kinds of decisions that individuals, families, and medical personnel face in a medical crisis. It shows us how to start thinking about our end-of-life stage before we get there; how to make an advance care plan that will help people make decisions on our behalf; and how we can maintain our dignity and autonomy for as long as possible."--Back cover.Life after loss: getting over grief, getting on with life
By Francis Macnab. 1989
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Death and bereavement
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Effective new strategies for coping with death, broken relationships, and other shattering personal losses.
Mourning song
By Joyce Landorf Heatherley. 1984
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Death and bereavement
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Drawing from her own painful experience of losing loved ones, Joyce eloquently writes about the kaleidoscope of feelings that belong…
to the dying and their companions, friends, and family. Her gift of compassionate, honest expression brings empathy and healing as she guides us in understanding the process of grieving.