Lasting Words: A Guide to Finding Meaning Toward the Close of Life - Softcover

Willis, Claire B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989983803 ISBN 13: 9780989983808

Publisher: Green Writers Press, 2014

Synopsis

"Claire Willis has written a psychologically wise and spiritually evocative guide for patients coming to the end of their lives . . . . she lays out a path for people to find peace, connection, and meaning in this difficult period of life."- Susan Block, M.D., Chair, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Dana Farber; Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care Written words never matter more than they do at the end of life. Expressions of joy and sorrow, the desire to connect with loved ones who may be emotionally far away, the seeking of comfort for oneself and strength for others: All are present when time is short. But perhaps most pressing is the search for meaning. That meaning can be found through writing. Based on research and the author's experience working with profoundly ill people, Lasting Words focuses on special end-of-life concerns. She guides the writer through a personal Journey to Gratitude, Hope, Forgiveness, Wisdom, Prayer and, ultimately, Endings. Filled with true stories, illustrated with evocative photographs, interspersed with pertinent poems and quotations, Lasting Words creates a living legacy for every person that uses it. 140 pages, 7.5 x 9.25 inches, trade paperback Color photographs throughout Self-help/ /Relationships/ Spirituality Author Claire B. Willis is a clinical social worker and an ordained lay Buddhist chaplain who has worked with oncology patients and with end-of-life issues for over 20 years. Co-founder of Facing Cancer Together: A Community of Hope and faculty member at the Andover Newton Theological School, she earned a MSW and M.Ed from Boston University. Photographer Marnie Crawford Samuelson is a documentary photographer and a radio and multimedia producer. Her photographs are featured in The Wild Braid, a collaboration with poets Stanley Kunitz and Genine Lentine. She directs and photographs short films.

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About the Author

Claire B. Willis is a clinical social worker, an ordained lay Buddhist chaplain and a yoga teacher. In her private practice, she has spent over two decades working with oncology patients and with end-of-life issues. A co-founder of Facing Cancer Together: A Community of Hope, Claire is also an adjunct faculty member at the Andover Newton Theological School and a former group facilitator and instructor at The Wellness Community. She earned an M.A. from Episcopal Divinity School and a MSW at BU. Marnie Crawford Samuelson is a documentary photographer and a radio and multimedia producer. Her photographs are featured in The Wild Braid, a collaboration with poets Stanley Kunitz and Genine Lentine. She directs and photographs short films. Her website is www.bostonpicturegroup.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Green Writers Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989983803
• ISBN 13: 9780989983808
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140