Description: A nationally recognized expert in the field of loss and grief, David Kessler passionately believes everyone has important needs to be attended to at the end of life: the need for hope, the need to express emotions, the need to participate in care; the need for honesty, the need for spirituality, and the need to be free of physical pain. In The Needs of the Dying, he presents 16 needs that we or our loved ones will experience in the last chapter of our lives. Examining the physical and emotional experiences of life challenging illnesses, Kessler provides a vocabulary for communication with doctors, with hospital staff, with each other, and -- at a time when the right words are exceedingly difficult to find -- he helps readers find a way to say goodbye. Using comforting and touching stories, including new stories about Michael Landon and Anthony Perkins, he provides information to help us meet the needs of a loved one or ourselves at this important time in our lives.

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