Why read Awake at the Bedside?

Book cover of Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-Of-Life Care

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This book isn’t about dying. It’s about life and what life has to teach us. It’s about caring and what giving care really means.

In Awake at the Bedside, pioneers of palliative and end-of-life care as well as doctors, chaplains, caregivers and even poets offer wisdom that will challenge, uplift,…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Awake at the Bedside as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Kirsten DeLeo

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If you are looking for a ‘quick fix' or 'how to’ read, this book may at first glance not be the most obvious choice. Awake at the Bedside is not your traditional guidebook. It is a moving and insightful collection of essays written by clinicians, chaplains, caregivers, pioneers in end-of-life care, contemplative teachers, and poets. Each essay sheds light on the different facets of what it means to show up at the bedside and the opportunity to wake up to each moment. I contributed a chapter on spiritual care, but that’s not why I recommend this volume. I recommend it…

From Kirsten's list on The best books on how to support a dying person.