THE LAST GIFTS：CREATIVE WAYS TO BE WITH THE DYING

Book ID/图书代码： 00450008B25567

English Summary/英文概要： The Last Gifts tells the stories of 17 dying patients, whom Jillian Brasch cared for as an occupational therapist. Brasch shows that providing care to someone who is dying isn’t depressing-it is awe-inspiring and fosters a profound sense of love. No other book on the market deals with issues of death and dying from the functional and creative viewpoint of an occupational therapist.

According to a recent AARP report, 34 million people offer care to a loved one. With more than 30 years spent as a caregiver, a motivator, and a coach, Brasch shares her reflections as an occupational therapist and a hospice worker in this harrowing and heartfelt collection.

Mingling her own anecdotes and personal revelations with poetry and prose from those patients she has assisted, Brasch creates a dialogue that shows caregivers how to acknowledge their fears and learn the tools to dispel them, while also providing caregivers with strength and courage. The stories give both guidance and the permission to be creative and vulnerable. A wealth of knowledge learned (and earned) through experience exists between these pages.

A manual of the heart for those working with the terminally ill, The Last Gifts shows how to get past the physical unpleasantness to see the blossoming of a soul as it sheds its earthly limitations.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 這本書敘述著17位安寧病患，在他們臨終前與作者Jillian Brasch所發生的感人故事。她在照顧病患的同時理解到我們應該要如何學習愛與關懷。
Jillian Brasch透過她的經驗告訴我們如何與安寧病患交談，讓他們不再感到害怕，如何給他們勇氣和力量，勇敢面對人生剩下的時間。我們應該要敞開和安寧病患彼此的心靈，陪他們走完最後的一段路。(CL)

Awards/获奖情况：我們都可以學習敞開心胸傾聽那些在生命旅途到盡頭人們的心聲
台灣讀者的致謝:http://yuhyann-eunice.blogspot.com/2008/11/last-gifts-by-jillian-brasch.html

About the Author/作者介绍： Registered occupational therapist Jillian Brasch has been in practice since 1978. She has provided direct care to hospice patients, co-led an art class for AIDS patients, and led bereavement support groups. She has an extensive background in psychiatry, rehabilitation, and biofeedback, and has published professional articles in Occupational Therapy Forum and Elder Care in Occupational Therapy. She has lectured at state and national conferences on occupational therapy in hospice care. Jillian lives in Santa Fe, NM.

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