The Final Journey

The Final Journey — Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaisnavas written by Susan P

attinson RN (Sangita devi dasi) is and will be an invaluable tool for anyone who will be caring for a dying relative or friend. It provides the reader with extensive, palliative guidelines for the delivery of care to devotees in the last stages of life. This book is a textbook template for caring for the dying. Using comfortable vocabulary and real examples from her own life, the author provides us with a sense of confidence to take on this most glorious service — attending to Vaisnavas during the most important phase of their lives. This book is a Krishna-ized look at the compassionate art of Hospice care and is expertly written for the professional health care worker, as well as the layperson in easy to understand language. As the title suggests this is a complete guide which includes all aspects of care that one needs to confidently care for their patient. The book integrates practical knowledge of hospice care for the dying with the spiritual wisdom given to us by Srila Prabhupada. It includes topics such as compassion toward spiritual pain and the importance of prayers and holy association. Final Journey is an excellent guide for providing care to devotees in the last stages of life.

Contents (short):

What is Hospice?

Practical Matters

What is Holistic Care?

Terminal Illnesses

The Grief Process

Pain management and the use of Allopathic medicine

Symptom Management

Personal Care

Complementary Therapies for Comfort Care

Care of the Caregiver

Signs and Symptoms of Approaching Death

POst-mortem Care, Cremation Ceremony and Memorial Service

Grieving, Healing and Rejoicing for the Vaisnavas