Soul Support: Spiritual Encounters at Life's End: Memoir of a Hospital Chaplain
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1532618743 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. During six years as palliative care chaplain, she served patients with life-threatening illnesses. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband David. About the Author Joan Paddock Maxwell was trained and served as a chaplain in three acute-care hospitals in the Washington, DC area.
"Soul Support by Joan Paddock Maxwell" according to Diana Kitt. Warm, heartfelt, powerful are the words i have for this wonderful book. The stories told by Joan Paddock Maxwell about folks facing the end and her efforts to help them are gripping. Maxwell brings out the individuality of each of her patients, their stubbornness, tempestuousness--and the laughter she is able to encourage as they face the end. Many of the people Maxwell talks about will stay with me forever.. "In this moving and informative account of her work as" according to Anne Cushman. In this moving and informative account of her work as a hospital chaplain to patients receiving palliative care in a large, urban hospital, the author skillfully weaves stories of the formative experiences --some searingly personal-- that have shaped her and brought her to the bedsides of persons at peak moments of physical and emotional suffering. Maxwell's patients come from a variety of ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds: Atheism, Christian fundamentalism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Baha'i, and, of necessity, her chaplaincy often . George A. Rice said Soul Support is a wonderful clever title and also well describes what a palliative. Soul Support is a wonderful clever title and also well describes what a palliative care chaplain does. My own life experience has taught me that talking about death is much avoided in our culture yet is much needed.When Chaplain Maxwell began as a palliative care chaplain, she started out finding it difficult to ask people if they were dying. She soon discovered that it was comforting to talk honestly about the end of life. She discovered that people facing their deaths often discovered vital truths about themselves. She discovered that the end of l
A homeless man, in the final stages of AIDS, refuses to speak. 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. 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. Soul Support speaks to believers and nonbelievers alike, providing information, inspiration, and hope.. The book tells not only their stories, but also the chaplain's. A newly retired woman has just received a terminal diagnosis and is wailing in despair. It relates how she listened and learned and stumbled and
Joan Paddock Maxwell was trained and served as a chaplain in three acute-care hospitals in the Washington, DC area. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband David. 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