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Explains how to start a hospice, discusses issues concerning their Administration, And Considers Staff Stress, Emotional Support For mourners, ethical problems, and legal concerns.
While the Ottoman Empire stands poised to overrun all of Europe at Vienna in 1683, young Aleksy, a Tatar peasant and expert archer, nurtures dreams of becoming a hussar, one of the elite Polish winged horsemen, and of pursuing the beautiful Countess Krystyna, both impossible quests. One day he must choose which dream to pursue.
Terminal illness and the pain and anguish it brings are experiences that have touched millions of people in the past and continue to shape our experience of the present. Hospital machines that artificially support life and monitor vital signs beg the question: Is there not anything that medical science can offer as solace? Incurable and Intolerable looks at the history of incurable illness from a variety of perspectives, including those of doctors, patients, families, religious counsel, and policy makers. This compellingly documented and well-written history illuminates the physical, emotional, social, and existential consequences of chronic disease and terminal illness, and offers an original look at the world of palliative medicine, politics, religion, and charity. Revealing the ways in which history can shed new light on contemporary thinking, Jason Szabo encourages a more careful scrutiny of today's attitudes, policies, and practices surrounding "imminent death" and its effects on society.
"Novels hitherto published in [this series] have all been long out of print. Some were never widely read, even when first published. All, however, have had a reputation among students of New Zealand literature. "Tikera" has not. It was published as long ago as 1877, but virtually no New Zealander has read it. It is not mentioned in any history of New Zealand literature. Although it is the best New Zealand novel of its period, it had no influence on the development of writing in this country. Why? Because "Tikera" was written, and published, in Polish. This is the first translation into English. A Polish novel about New Zealand might have been a mere curiosity. Tkera is much more. Through the...