Title in this set : dear life: a doctor's story of love, loss and consolation by rachel clarke condition : brand newformat : paperback isbn : 9780349143934 description : rachel's training was put to the test in 2017 when her beloved gp father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She learned that nothing
Even the best palliative care
Can sugar-coat the pain of losing someone you love.And yet, she argues, in a hospice there is more of what matters in life
More love, more strength, more kindness, more joy, more tenderness, more grace, more compassion
Than you could ever imagine. For if there is a difference between people who know they are dying and the rest of us, it is simply this: that the terminally ill know their time is running out, while we live as though we have all the time in the world... About the author : before going to medical school, dr rachel clarke was a television journalist and documentary maker. She now specialises in palliative medicine, caring deeply about helping patients live the end of their lives as fully and richly as possible
And in the power of human stories to build empathy and inspire change. Rachel is the author of three sunday times bestselling books. Breathtaking reveals what life was really like inside the nhs during the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic last year. Dear life, shortlisted for the 2020 costa biography award and long-listed for the 2020 baillie gifford prize, is based on her work in a hospice. It explores love, loss, gri...
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