Medical Care of the Soul: A Practical & Healing Guide to End-Of-Life Issues for Families, Patients, & Healthcare Providers

Bartlow, Bruce G.

ISBN 10: 1555662536 / ISBN 13: 9781555662530

Published by Johnson Books, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medical Care of the Soul: A Practical & Healing Guide to End-Of-Life Issues for Families, Patients, & Healthcare Providers
• Publisher: Johnson Books
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555662536
• ISBN 13: 9781555662530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Medical Care of the the Soul is for all of us who are facing death, or will someday die. We all will be there, but few of us admit it to ourselves. A doctor who constantly questions his own role in preserving life at any cost, Bruce Bartlow has written a pragmatic guide to making the full spectrum of end-of-life decisions. He stresses the importance of predetermining the quality of life we wish to hold onto in our last days, and of committing those determinations to writing (and includes a wealth of forms to be used for that purpose). His instructions include practical steps we can take to arrange the end of life, and what roles each participant can play, including a full integration of healthcare providers, families and patients. All come to an individual's death seeking their own healing, and all have the ability to heal themselves and the others. In teaching us how to face death, "Medical Care of the Soul" is more a guidebook for living than for dying. By envisioning our own de

About the Author

Bruce G. Bartlow, M.D., has been practicing medicine for more than twenty-five years, mostly in San Francisco and surrounding areas. Board certified in internal medicine, nephrology and critical care, he has been on staff at several hospitals, including Mt. Zion and St. Luke's in San Francisco. He now practices critical care, nephrology and ethics in Redding, California.