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Love in the present tense : a bereaved mum's story
- Author / Creator
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- Online
- Summary
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A mother shares insight on the positives and negatives of her young adult son's unsuccessful cancer treatment with a view to contributing to improving services for the patient and the family..
Details
- Creator
- Nina Praske
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- St Albans, [England] : Critical Publishing Ltd, [2020]
- ©2020
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (324 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781913453565, 1913453561, 9781913453558, 1913453553, 1913453537
- OCLC
- on1223090141
- "A true story of loss and grief for all cancer care professionals."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-300).
- Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Not a misery memoir -- Chapter 2 Reminiscences -- Chapter 3 Calm before the storm -- Chapter 4 Applied grief and bereavement theory -- Chapter 5 Denial as a defence -- Chapter 6 Treatment: the Skeleton -- Chapter 7 Not waving but drowning -- Chapter 8 Death -- Chapter 9 God in the storm -- Chapter 10 Our life rafts -- Chapter 11 Margaret's speech -- Chapter 12 Life after the flood -- Chapter 13 Ghosts, dreams and reminders -- Chapter 14 Survivors -- Chapter 15 Avoidance -- Chapter 16 Getting on with it -- Chapter 17 An imagined shimmering life -- Appendix 1: Sources of further support -- Macmillan Cancer Care -- Maggie Centres -- Samaritans -- The Compassionate Friends -- Appendix 2: Critical reflections -- For training providers -- For practitioners -- For extended family and friends -- Appendix 3: A summary of learning points for professionals -- References