I Don't Know What to Say...: How to Help and Support Someone Who Is Dying

by Robert Buckman

Book Overview

This handbook on death offers expert advice from an international oncologist who was once diagnosed as terminally ill himself. It gives guidelines on how to help a dying friend or relative and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550130927
• ISBN13: 9781550130928
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Key Porter Books
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.

Customer Reviews

If you are grieving for a friend or loved one, BUY THIS BOOK

At the moment, I am immersing myself in literature about death and dying, as I hope to work as a volunteer in the palliative care field. This book is an absolute revelation. It puts into perspective so well the pain I recently suffered at the loss of a very close and dear friend. The brilliant thing about this book is that Dr Buckman has been exposed to the suffering of serious illness and grief both as a Dr and as a patient. Having had leukaemia (and survived) as a young adult 30 years ago, I found every word in this book about the suffering of the 'terminally ill' (as I was told I was, so long ago) struck a familiar chord. This is one of the most comprehensive and compassionate books on death, dying, bereavement and grief available today. If you, or a friend or loved one, is supporting someone with a life-threatening illness, this book will be a tremendous support. Do yourself a favour and buy it!