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Summary: BORING
Review: I got mislead by all those great reviews about this book and bought it. Big mistake!!!! This book is painstakingly boring to read, didn't really contribute to my knowledge and has very little to offer from the scientific point of view. I do agree with those who rate the book as being compassionate, heart-felt and inspiring, but they didn't mention how incredibly boring it is to read. I've read several books on death, dying and hospice care, and Mrs. Andreae's title is absolutely the worst, bar none. I recommend reading The private worlds of dying children, Facing death finding hope, The needs of the dying, any book by E. Kubler Ross (Life lessons in particular), Healing the dying and Final gifts.
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Summary: When Evening Comes
Review: Christine Andreae has done a masterful job of letting us in on the details of life as a hospice worker. We see the mundane routines and the difficult relationships as well as the deep stirrings evoked by connections with souls at a turning point. The book's rhythms keep the reader thoroughly engaged. There is no sugar coating here. There is an abundance of honesty and soul. Anyone involved with death and dying (isn't this all of us?) should read this book
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I have read many excellent books on the subjects of death, dying and hospice. This was not among them. The beginning was interesting and compassionate (Bivie), however I felt the long pages documenting the dying process of one patient in particular (Amber) were needlessly judgmental and unkind. The author obviously was not able to make a human connection with her patient. Perhaps the facts were accurate, but I would not appreciate having the author as my hospice volunteer. A real downer.
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Summary: When Evening Comes Helps You Cope with the Dying Process
Review: Sooner or later, we all lose someone very important to us. Reading this book won't make that process easier, but it will help you develop a deeper understand of the process of dying--and how it affects all those who know the dying person differently.This book provides an extremely personal insight of how, even as a stranger, one can be supportive of someone who is dying. It's a sad story, of course, but one that is rich in uncovering the meaning of life. It really makes you stop and recognize what's important--and what isn't and remember just how precious and short life really is.
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Summary: Excellent depiction of end of life care
Review: This book provides the reader with an poignant story of the author's experience as a hospice volunteer. Christine Andreae provides the reader with a real look at end of life care. I think it would be a great resource for anyone wanting to volunteer with hospice patients and for anyone who has had to deal with someone with a terminal illness
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Summary: An Inside View of Dying
Review: This is an excellent book for anyone interested in hospice work. But beyond that, I would recommend it to anyone who is facing the death of someone close to them, or ever will, or anyone who just wants to understand better before facing their own end of life. Christine Andreae, writing about her own experiences as a hospice volunteer, shows us that there are no hard and fast rules about what you should or shouldn't do when helping people face the end of a life. Tears are okay, but so is laughter. Questions are okay, even if no one knows the answer.
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Summary: An Inside View of Dying
Review: This is an excellent book for anyone interested in hospice work. But beyond that, I would recommend it to anyone who is facing the death of someone close to them, or ever will, or anyone who just wants to understand better before facing their own end of life. Christine Andreae, writing about her own experiences as a hospice volunteer, shows us that there are no hard and fast rules about what you should or shouldn't do when helping people face the end of a life. Tears are okay, but so is laughter. Questions are okay, even if no one knows the answer.
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Summary: Well written, moving account of hospice care
Review: This well written personal narrative of a hospice volunteer is a moving account of how giving time and strength to others in their final stages is a genuine path to embracing community and self awareness. While I intellectually "knew" what would happen to all of the patients described in the book, I sat up late to finish the book in a marathon of reading to learn how each person's life would come to a close. Christine's strength as a person comes through in her writing--she writes as if her soul is on the tip of her pen. Her kindness and strength of character to seek out this kind of volunteer opportunity will be motivating to all readers seeking to broaden their personal horizons of experience. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a clear picture of a common but rarely discussed human experience, but especially to people in the helping professions of nursing, social work, or volunteerism.
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