Living with Uncertainty gives a broad perspective on the complexities and challenges of the practice of end-of-life care, as well as the perceived benefits and limitations of medical intervention. Drawn from research and clinical and pastoral experience, the book examines the feelings associated with the end of life, highlighting the demands that people are faced with and their consequences. It moves into the difficult area of people who feel defeated by their illness and can or want to live no longer, as well as the family, caregivers and professionals who surround them.
Key Features
- Examines the complexities of end-of-life care.
- Highlights the emotional challenges faced by individuals and their families.
- Incorporates around a hundred narratives of lived experience.
- Includes a topical post-script addressing lessons from Covid-19.
- Essential reading for students and professionals in palliative and end-of-life care.
Additional Information
These perspectives have been built upon around a hundred narratives of lived experience, combined with the wider clinical and practical range of voices. A topical post-script Lessons from Covid-19 captures the choices and challenges on a personal, professional and systemic level which the pandemic acutely revealed with a multiplicity of examples. Families and friends will also benefit from this book as they try to come to terms with the delicate but universal issues of death and dying.
