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by Rachael Freed (Author) "My heart racing, I park and run through the darkness toward the double doors marked "Emergency..." (more)
Key Phrases: cardiac couples, cardiac spouses, cardiac crisis, New York, Heartmates Web, Norman Cousins (more...)
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This book shows cardiac spouses how to face their emotions and concerns and understand the new roles expected of them.

About the Author
Rachael Freed was herself a "cardiac spouse", and is a licensed therapist and social worker. She is a regular speaker at cardiac seminars and symposia nationwide. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Fairview Press; 3 edition (September 25, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1577491211
  • ISBN-13: 978-1577491217
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #603,946 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Healing Book for Spouse and Heart Patient, January 1, 2000
By Beth York (Bloomington, Indiana) - See all my reviews
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the recipient of an internal cardioverter defibrillator after experiencing sudden cardiac death. This book was a wonderful help to both me and my family in dealing with the emotions of coming so close to death. I highly recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars the breadth of what is included in this self-help book, March 9, 1998
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Heartmates: A Guide for the Spousef the Heart Patient takes the loved one from the acute days of the partner's health crisis through personal feelings, issues and concerns, providing support for the "heartmate" as well as the patient. Relationship as well as family concerns are major topics of this self-help book. There is a thorough index, and the book can be read in one piece or in snippets as the heartmate becomes ready to struggle with the ongoing issues of her/his psycho-social-spiritual recovery. There is frank discussion of the most difficult issues, including the return of trust and intimacy in the couple's relationship as well as feeling isolated and crazy because of the grief that seems to be inappropriate because the patient has recovered. There is, since 1995, a companion self-help tool also available, The Heartmates Meditation Journal, an interactive healing tool taking the participant through a full year of recovery concerns. Both books are readily available, although the indication is listed as "backordered."
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