I Don't Know What to Say - Hardcover

Buckman, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550130706 ISBN 13: 9781550130706

Publisher: Key Porter Books, 1988

Synopsis

Book by Buckman, Robert

About this title

From the Inside Flap

When people we love are dying, we all too often are unable to help them ? or even talk to them ? or face our own conflicting feelings about the impending loss. This authoritative and empathetic guide demystifies the dying process and offers practical advice for the friends and families of the terminally ill. In "I Don't Know What to Say..." Dr. Robert Buckman, a distinguished oncologist who was himself once diagnosed as having a fatal illness, confronts these questions:
? What should a patient be told about his or her illness?
? How can the patient's supporters cope with demands that may seem angry and irrational?
? What are the crucial differences between caring for a dying parent, spouse, or child?
? How can you help someone dying from AIDS, cancer, or a dementing illness?

From the Back Cover

"Even though its focus is on communicating with someone who is dying, its reach is far broader, extending to any intimate communication with anyone who is close. I Don't Know What to Say...' is written simply and with brilliant directness." -- Toronto Sun

"A sensitive, compassionate guide...[written with] deep insight." -- Library Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Key Porter Books
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550130706
• ISBN 13: 9781550130706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195