At the end of life, our comfort lies mainly in relationships. In this book, Daniel Miller, one of the world's leading anthropologists, examines the social worlds of people suffering from terminal or long-term illness. Threading together a series of personal stories, based on int…
This project will use the publication of a hospice guide, Words of Hope and Strength for Families and Friends of Hospice, to demonstrate how the Psalms and the Book of Romans comfort and provide hope to hospice patients and their families by connecting them to local congregation…
The purpose of this thesis is to examine post-mortem photography between 19th and early 21st centuries in the United States, focusing on topics such as the changing society; the need for memorials and why; the style of memorials; and the evolution of the remembrance process. In …
Research indicates that working with dying patients and their families could causeemotional reactions that not only affect their well-being but their quality of life and desire to continue in their profession. Although researchers have examined compassion fatigue among other pro…
