Conversations on the Edge: Narratives of Ethics and Illness
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At the edge of mortality there is a place where the seriously ill or dying wait-a place where they may often feel vulnerable or alone. For over forty years, bioethicist cum philosopher Richard Zaner has been at the side of many of those people offering his incalculable gift of listening, and helping to lighten their burdens-not only with his considerable skills, but with his humanity as well. The narratives Richard Zaner shares in Conversations on the Edge are informed by his depth of knowledge in medicine and bioethics, but are never clinical. A genuine and caring heart beats underneath his compassionate words. Zaner has written several books in which he tells poignant stories of patients and families he has encountered; there is no question that this is his finest. In Conversations on the Edge, Zaner reveals an authentic empathy that never borders on the sentimental. Among others, he discusses Tom, a dialysis patient who finally reveals that his inability to work-encouraged by his overprotective mother-is the source of his hostility to treatment; Jim and Sue, young parents who must face the nightmare of letting go of their premature twins, one after the other; Mrs. Oland, whose
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0878403485
ISBN13:9780878403486
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Georgetown University Press
Length:150 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.3" x 8.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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