Cairns, a counseling staff member with an organization dedicated to palliative care training and advocacy, describes the transitions that dying people, their families, and their caregivers move through during the process from diagnosis to bereavement, and outlines interventions that professionals can use to ease confusion and stress experienced by clients and families. Activities, exercises, personal essays, poetry, and illustrations put a human face on the hospice experience. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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