The Wisdom of Dying: Practices for LivingElement, 1999 - 231 pages 'Death is not a medical illness, ' psychiatrist and hospice specialist Murphy avers as he shows how the period around death can be a time of unique family healing and intimacy. Family members cannot say good-bye until they have said hello, he says, and dying can sometimes provide the opportunity to say both. Deep relationships are necessary to a fulfilled life, and the hospice environment can often lessen the fear of death and thereby help the dying person and other family members realize a loving, dignified departure from life. Murphy deals not only with the individual but also, through a variety of courses outlined here, with groups of individuals seeking help or wishing to provide help for others. Storytelling is an important tool in such work, freeing those involved in the final processes of life from false protective attitudes and helping them make relationships richer. This remarkably personal and realistic book offers much to the dying and the living alike. |
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CHAPTER | 1 |
Care for Soulful Living and Soulful Dying | 20 |
The Witness | 34 |
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