Twenty-one people of different ages have one thing in common; they're within six months of their deaths. They've endured the battle of the medical system as they sought cures for their illnesses, and are now settling in to die. Some reconcile, some don't. Some are gracious, some not. As Nina Angela McKissock, a highly experienced hospice nurse, goes from home to home and within the residential hospice, she shares her journey of deep joy, humorous events, precious stories, and heartbreaking love. Free of religiosity, dogma, or fear, From Sun to Sun brings readers into McKissock's world?and imparts the profound lessons she learns as she guides her beloved patients on their final journey.



Autorentext

Nina Angela McKissock has been a registered nurse for thirty-nine years. She was featured on the Spirituality Channel's three-part television series From Hospice to Heaven, has created hospital-based programs on Death and Dying and Bereavement, and was the Executive Director and Founder of Serenity House and Hospice Support in Doylestown, PA. Before that, she worked as a nurse in top-rated hospitals including The National Cancer Institute in Frederick, MD and Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. McKissock lives in Philadelphia, PA and has three grown children.

Titel
From Sun to Sun
Untertitel
A Hospice Nurse Reflects on the Art of Dying
EAN
9781631528095
ISBN
978-1-63152-809-5
Format
E-Book (epub)
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
04.08.2015
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
6.85 MB
Anzahl Seiten
256
Jahr
2015
Untertitel
Englisch