"In June 2000 Peter Houghton, a counselor in palliative care, was himself weeks from death due to cardiomyopathy. He had made his preparations and had said most of his good-byes. Then he was offered the chance to participate in a clinical trial. Six months later he was not only still alive, but...

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1. Verfasser:	Houghton, Peter (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London u.a. Kingsley 2001
Schlagworte:	Houghton, Peter <1938-> Psychologie Attitude to Death > Personal Narratives Critical Care > psychology > Personal Narratives Critically ill > Medical care > Psychological aspects Death > Psychological aspects Heart, Artificial > psychology > Personal Narratives Terminally Ill > psychology > Personal Narratives Terminally ill > Biography Terminally ill > Psychology Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	"In June 2000 Peter Houghton, a counselor in palliative care, was himself weeks from death due to cardiomyopathy. He had made his preparations and had said most of his good-byes. Then he was offered the chance to participate in a clinical trial. Six months later he was not only still alive, but planning a long distance walk for charity and writing this book about his experiences." "With humour and honesty, his story chronicles the uneven path back from the brink of death. Combining knowledge drawn from his counseling work with other dying people and his unique personal experience, he describes what dying really feels like and explains the physical processes it involves. He also raises profound questions about medical trials and palliative care, and especially about our attitudes to life and death, and the way we approach death."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	176 S. Ill.
ISBN:	1843100207