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Helping the Living and the Dying Talk to Each Other by Maureen P. Keeley, PhD and Julie M. Yingling, PhD |
| Note on Terminology and Editing Preface Introduction |
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| 1Real People: Setting the Stage for the Book |
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| The Source of These Final Conversations What Are Final Conversations? Americans and Death—Why Is It So Difficult? Why Communicate at the End? Why Look at the Livings’ Perspective on Communication at the End of Life? |
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| 2I Love You: Goodbye |
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| Loving the Dying in Close Relationships Don’t Leave Yet! Nothing More to Say Benefits / Summary / Advice |
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| 3Everyday Messages: Taking Care of
Business |
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| I’m Not Dead Yet! Maintaining the Relationship for Now Preserving the Relationship into the Future Problems with Everyday Messages Benefits / Summary / Advice |
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| 4Grace Happens: Spiritual Messages |
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| Witnessing Faith Faith Challenged, Faith Found Again Experiencing Spirit Creating Community Benefits / Summary / Advice |
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| 5Beyond Words: The Power of Nonverbal Communication |
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| See Me, Feel Me, Hear Me, Touch Me The Meaning of Space and Time The Importance of “Stuff” Benefits / Summary / Advice |
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| 6Heartache Released: Healing Damaged Relationships |
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| Cleaning Up the Mess Letting Go: Forgiving, Accepting, and Acknowledging Receiving the Surprise Apology Closing a Door, Opening a Window Don’t Make It Worse Benefits / Summary / Advice |
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| 7Growing
Up: Maturing Through Final Conversations |
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Children’s Final Conversations with the Dying:
Being Real |
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| 8Going on: New Directions for the Living |
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| A New Attitude: Lessons Learned New Plans, New Paths Benefits / Summary / Advice |
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| 9You Can Too: Communication Skills for Final
Conversations |
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| Why Engage in Final Conversations? How to Get Ready for Final Conversations How to Communicate Skillfully When to Ask for Help Summary |
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| Epilogue: Final Thoughts and Reflections Appendix: Research Participants and Graphics Suggested Readings and Resources Index to the Living Index |
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