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"Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who's just entered hospice care. But there's more to Clara Kip than meets the eye. The spirited septuagenarian may be dying, but she's not quite ready to cash it in yet....
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"Banaras, Varanasi, Kashi: India's holy city on the banks of the Ganges has many names but holds one ultimate promise for Hindus. It is the place where pilgrims come for a good death, to be released from the cycle of reincarnation by purifying fire. As the dutiful manager of a death hostel in Kashi, Pramesh welcomes the dying and assists families bound for the funeral pyres that burn constantly on the ghats. The soul is gone, the body is burnt, the...
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Cindy, who has to work all day, fights to keep the small stray dog she finds on the street. You respond to the universal pet story before the illustrations show that Cindy is a young woman with Down's syndrome. This book is remarkable in telling it as Cindy sees it. Lightburn's realistic pictures in soft-tone colored pencil have the same beautiful sense of fragility, steadfastness, and connection.
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The recently bereaved are the only ones who really know how fragile life is." Caring for a dying loved one is the hardest job a person will ever have. If you find yourself in this position, choosing the best hospice care for your loved one will help them and you by providing the support you need to assure the dying person the most dignified, comfortable, peaceful and natural end of life possible. This book, written by a hospice nurse with over 30...
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¿Qué hago yo, Richard Casey, en un pabellón de enfermos terminales? Todo es culpa del síndrome AAATO (Alguien Allá Arriba Te Odia). Supongo que ser el Increíble Chico Agonizante a mis diecisiete años es parte del gran plan que preparó Alguien Allá Arriba. Pero espera: todavía no muero. O sea, mi deber consiste en mantener la vida con chispa. Así que dedico mi tiempo a asustar a los visitantes del pabellón, irme de farra con el tío Phil...
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W hospicjum zycie przecina sie ze smiercia. To miejsce rzadzi sie swoimi prawami i ma jasno okreslone zasady. Wchodzi sie tu tylko raz. Zazwyczaj. Agnieszka wchodzi tam od czterech lat. Jest wolontariuszka. Spedza czas z tymi, którzy potrzebuja kilku cieplych slów, pomocy przy jedzeniu, napisaniu ostatniego listu, spojrzenia, usmiechu. Niewiele, zaledwie bycie z drugim czlowiekiem tu i teraz. Byc moze dlatego to wlasnie tutaj dajac siebie, zyskuje...
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