Attending The Dying

by Anderson, Megory

• ISBN13: 9780819221087
• ISBN10: 0819221082
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Megory Anderson was called one night to a vigil at the bedside of a friend who was dying. That experience was so powerful that she began working with others who needed help attending to those who were dying.

Author Biography

Megory Anderson is the author of the book Sacred Dying: Creating Rituals for Embracing the End of Life

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
The Chaplain/Pastoral Caregiver's Role at the End of Life
Death as a Sacred Event	p. 3
Bringing the Sacred to Dying	p. 15
Interacting with the Dying
Helping Others Prepare	p. 29
The Dying Process	p. 41
Lucid but Approaching Death	p. 42
Actively Dying	p. 49
The Moment of Death	p. 61
After Death (Time with the Body)	p. 66
Assimilating Your Experience
Personal Processing and Reflection	p. 75
Special Circumstances	p. 81
Recognizing and Understanding the Dying Process	p. 91
Resources	p. 107
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