The Etiquette of Illness: What to Say When You Can't Find the Words
Author(s): Susan Halpern
What should I say when I hear that my friend has cancer?
How can I help but not get in the way?
How do I let my loved ones know what I need?
The Etiquette of Illness is a wise, encouraging, and essential guide to navigating the complex terrain of illness. This collection of anecdotes and insights will help those who feel awkward and unsure about responding to a friend, colleague, or relative who is suffering. The book is also for people who are ill and want to engage with their loved ones effectively. We read about a range of people who are dealing with chronic illness, doctor-patient communications, and end-of-life issues-and who are striving to find their way with awareness and compassion.
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"Valuable and gratifying...Susan Halpern gives us words when our own are most likely to fail us." (Jon Kabat-Zinn )
"Practical and vastly compassionate. I recommend it to anyone who wants to visit a seriously sick friend." (Daniel Goleman )
"Intensely personal and full of captivating stories, The Etiquette of Illness embeds practical advice in easily accessible prose." (Christine K. Cassel, M.D., MACP, president of the American Board of Internal Med )
"Halpern ...shares here her considerable expertise...Practical suggestions are illustrated by compelling stories from her professional life... in calming, well-crafted prose." (Publishers Weekly )
Susan P. Halpern is a social worker and psychotherapist. She is the founder of the New York Cancer Help Program and a staff associate at the Commonweal Cancer Help Program. She lives with her husband, near their children and grandchildren in Berkeley, California. This is her first book.
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : April 2004
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Susan Halpern
- : Hardback
- : 404
- : 616.0019
