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  • Non-fiction
  • 2023

Hope for the best, plan for the rest

7 keys for navigating a life-changing diagnosis

Sammy Winemaker

Hsien Seow

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"The essential guide for every patient and family. The doctor's office called. It's not good news. What comes next? When you are diagnosed with a life-changing illness, it can be overwhelming. While your diagnosis cannot be changed, the way you experience your illness can. In Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest, Dr. Seow and Dr. Winemaker have combined their decades of palliative care research and experience in caring for seriously ill patients. They have harnessed the advice of thousands of patients to create a roadmap that every patient and family will benefit from. In it, they share the 7 keys to unlock a better illness experience and reveal stories, tips and exercises to improve your journey right from diagnosis. These two compassionate experts empower you with practical tools to take charge of your life-changing diagnosis and navigate the health care system with confidence, knowledge, and calm. This book is about hope in the face of uncertainty. It's about how to live well, be fully informed, and be activated. How to feel more like a person, not a patient. But most of all, how to be hopeful and prepared at every step along the way."-- Provided by publisher.

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Title Statement Hope for the best, plan for the rest: 7 keys for navigating a life-changing diagnosis / Dr. Sammy Winemaker ; Dr. Hsien Seow.
Alternative Title(s) Seven keys for navigating a life-changing diagnosis
Author Winemaker, Sammy
Additional Contributors Seow, Hsien
Publication Vancouver, BC: Page Two,[2023]©2023
Extent of Item 253 pages
ISBN 9781774582961 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr07183040
Contents Preface --Introduction --From "In the dark" to "In the know" --Walk two roads --Zoom out --Know your style --Customize your order --Anticipate ripple effects --Connect the dots --Invite yourself --Putting it all together --When time is running out --Demystifying dying --Conclusion.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "The essential guide for every patient and family. The doctor's office called. It's not good news. What comes next? When you are diagnosed with a life-changing illness, it can be overwhelming. While your diagnosis cannot be changed, the way you experience your illness can. In Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest, Dr. Seow and Dr. Winemaker have combined their decades of palliative care research and experience in caring for seriously ill patients. They have harnessed the advice of thousands of patients to create a roadmap that every patient and family will benefit from. In it, they share the 7 keys to unlock a better illness experience and reveal stories, tips and exercises to improve your journey right from diagnosis. These two compassionate experts empower you with practical tools to take charge of your life-changing diagnosis and navigate the health care system with confidence, knowledge, and calm. This book is about hope in the face of uncertainty. It's about how to live well, be fully informed, and be activated. How to feel more like a person, not a patient. But most of all, how to be hopeful and prepared at every step along the way."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Chronic diseases--Psychological aspects
Death
Grief
Life change events--Psychological aspects
Sick--Psychology
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