The Hospice Experience - making your most important final decision [Perfect Paperback]

Dr. Othniel J. Seiden MD (Author), Dr. Jane L. Bilett PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0980194156 | ISBN-13: 978-0980194159 | Edition: 1

Making the decision to use hospice is one of the most important final decision you ll ever make. Hospice is a blessing to those who avail themselves of the service. It is also a service to help their families and loved ones. However, as wonderful as hospice and its services are, the decision to use hospice is not a simple one. It, by its very nature, is an emotionally difficult decision to make. Because of our professional and personal experience with hospice, we were called to write this book to help you.

Contents

Purpose of This Book -Making the decision...

1. History of Hospice-How did it all get started?

2. When Should Hospice Be Considered?-What are the indications?

3. Finding a Hospice for Your Needs-Picking the right facility...

. 4. What Questions Should Be Asked?-It s important you get all the fact to be satisfied...

5. What Is the Function of Hospice?-What you have the right to expect...

. 6. Home Hospice-What to expect with home hospice...

. 7. Hospice Facility Care-What to expect from in patient care...

8. The Hospice Team-Some of the most remarkable people you ll ever meet...

9. Hospice Care for the Patient - It s all about the patient...

10. Hospice Care for the Family -Family, friends and loved ones will find support too...

11. Hospice Care for Children -Care and support for the child patient or the child survivor of a dying parent...

12. Being a Caregiver-One of the hardest jobs you ll ever have...

13. After It s Over-No matter how prepared you are, you re never ready...

14. Bereavement-Grief is a difficult job you mustn t avoid it...

15. Facing Life- After the grief has been worked through engage in the renewed life your loved one would want you to live...

Editorial Reviews

Review

Thoughtful. Gentle. And to the point, what to expect when you're facing this life changing decision. --EJ Thornton - author of Angel On Board

About the Author

Dr. Seiden s expertise with hospice is two fold, through over 40 years of medical practice, advising patients and their families in making their final decisions and more important, from the knowledge he gained when his mother-in-law entered hospice and five years later when his own wife of 48 years entered hospice at the end of her battle with lung cancer.

Dr. Bilett s expertise comes from over 30 years in private practice in clinical psychology, and her experience dealing with the stresses of patients and their families facing their terminal time and the grief that follows for those family members and loved ones who must move on after the loss of their loved one.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 76 pages
• Publisher: Books To Believe In; 1 edition (July 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0980194156
• ISBN-13: 978-0980194159
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,114,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I do not have a literary background, though I did a year of graduate study at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, my real background is medical. I graduated from the University of Missouri School of Medicine in 1964 and practiced for 44 years, first as a General Practitioner, and the last 30 as an E.R. doc. I began writing as an avocation to help me unwind after a long day in the E.R. My writing went in two directions, one Historical Fiction, and the other Medical Self-Help, my forte translating medical information into easily understood lay language. In recent years that Self-Help has been more in the direction of Baby Boomer and senior health and emotional problems.
My Historical Novels deal mainly with Judaical, Holocaust, and Biblical History. Most of my books are both in print and on Amazon Kindle. Please enjoy! With over 40 books published by 10 different publishers I've been named Colorado's most prolific author. Google Othniel Seiden

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard decisions about hospice made simpler with knowledge, October 4, 2008

By 

Dakotah Skye "author of "Protecting Chaos... (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hospice Experience - making your most important final decision (Perfect Paperback)

Our decision to put my mother into hospice was made alot simpler by opening our eyes to the many pros and few cons of the hospice option.

Ask the questions they suggest in this book and you will find the answers you are looking for and know with certainty that this either is or isn't the option for you or your loved on.

5.0 out of 5 stars A last important decission, July 21, 2011

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Othniel J. Seiden "Otti" (Denver) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hospice Experience - making your most important final decision (Boomer Book Series) (Kindle Edition)

As a physician, I've had more experience with impending death than I care to remember. I have had to help many distraught patients make end of life decisions, but not until my own wife of 48 years was terminally ill with cancer, did I fully realize the difficulty of making the final end of life decisions.

Thankfully the remarkable people that work in Hospice Care made these difficult days more tolerable for both my wife and me.

I wrote this book to help others in this difficult life cycle period.

How does one decide on a hospice?
Is hospice for you?
Home hospice or a hospice facility?
What should you expect of your hospice?
What questions should you ask?
What will hospice Not Do?

These are but a few of the topics this book will help you with.

5.0 out of 5 stars Real-life Hospice information to make this difficult choice a little easier, August 27, 2008

By 

EJ Thornton "Publisher and author of "Sec... (Denver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hospice Experience - making your most important final decision (Boomer Book Series) (Kindle Edition)

Our decision to put my mother into hospice was made alot simpler by doing some research into the pros and cons of the hospice experience. Hospice has many pros and relatively few cons and it is a valid option to explore. There are different types of hospices - I didn't know that before I read the book.

The Dr's in the book suggest certain questions be asked and if you ask them you will get the answers you need such that you can make an informed decision.