by Joanne Lynne & Joan Harrold

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An extremely well-considered guide for patients facing serious illness, and their caregivers, relatives and friends. Interspersed with answers to tough questions and the information you need, are terrific quotations from wise souls.

Handbook for Mortals provides equal measures of practical information and gentle insight. Readers will learn what decisions they will need to face, where to look for help, how to ease pain and other symptoms, what to expect with specific diseases, and how the health care system operates. Personal stories of how people have come to terms with dying, faced their fears, and made important choices give a grounding human perspective.

This inspired book, the result of an extraordinary collaboration of professional caregivers, scholars, and ordinary citizens, is from The Center to Improve Care of the Dying. Proceeds from the sale of the book support Americans for Better Care of the Dying.

Paperback, 242 pages.