Soul Support: Spiritual Encounters at Life's End: Memoir of a Hospital Chaplain

Maxwell, Joan Paddock

ISBN 10: 1532618743 / ISBN 13: 9781532618741

Published by Unknown, 2017

Pages are clean with no markings. Very little, if any, shelf wear. Seller Inventory # SFRC-20260306-0201-804.6K-F1235

Synopsis:

A young dancer's last hope--a bone marrow transplant--has failed. A homeless man, in the final stages of AIDS, refuses to speak. A newly retired woman has just received a terminal diagnosis and is wailing in despair. What can we learn about death, dying, and the human spirit as we journey with a hospital chaplain into sickrooms like these? Soul Support tells true stories of people coming to terms--or not--with their final days. It offers intimate, behind-the-scenes accounts of the many ways patients, their families and friends, and hospital staff all deal with death and dying. It speaks to readers reflecting on their own mortality or the life-threatening illness of a loved one, and tells of the sometimes-astonishing events that can occur when people are in their last hours of life. The book tells not only their stories, but also the chaplain's. It relates how she listened and learned and stumbled and grew. Soul Support speaks to believers and nonbelievers alike, providing information, inspiration, and hope.

About the Author: Joan Paddock Maxwell was trained and served as a chaplain in three acute-care hospitals in the Washington, DC area. During six years as palliative care chaplain, she served patients with life-threatening illnesses. The co-author of two previously published books, she received a Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary and was endorsed as a hospital chaplain by the Episcopal Church. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband David.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Soul Support: Spiritual Encounters at Life's...
Publisher: Unknown
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good