{"product_id":"handbook-for-mortals-guidance-for-people-facing-serious-illness","title":"Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness","description":"Handbook for Mortals is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of our lives a time for growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection. Written by Drs. Joanne Lynn and Joan Harrold and a variety of experts from nursing, hospice, counseling, and the arts, this book provides equal measures of practical information and gentle insight. Readers will learn what decisions they will need to face, where to look for help, how to ease pain and other symptoms, what to expect with specific diseases, and how the health-care system operates. Equally important to this practical information are the personal stories included here of how people have come to terms with dying, faced their fears, and made important choices.\n\nFrom down-to-earth advice on how to talk to your doctor to inspiring quotes from such writers as W. H. Auden, Jane Kenyon, and others, Handbook for Mortals encompasses the needs of both the body and the spirit in our final years.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0195146018\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0195146018.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Joan Harrold|Joanne Lynn|Rosalynn Carter\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43340010258493,"sku":"BVV.0195146018.G","price":7.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0195146018-0.jpg?v=1783977944","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/handbook-for-mortals-guidance-for-people-facing-serious-illness","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}