The Life of Illness: One Woman's JourneySUNY Press, 1 ian. 1993 - 203 pagini The Life of Illness tells the story of one woman's courageous struggle with kidney failure, illness, and death. It is, however, a book about life, hope, faith, and the transformative power of caring for one another. Carol Olson writes "from the heart of experience," having shared a life of illness with two brothers and three sisters, whom she now survives. Her own life has been precariously maintained by kidney dialysis for more than twenty years. Inspired by the works of philosophers, literary authors, and poets, Olson turns to hermeneutical phenomenology to explore the meaning of the experience of illness. In response to the question, "How can we live with illness?" the author engages in reflective conversations. As patient, she dialogues with literary works of art dealing with illness, developing relationships between texts and others who experience illness from various points of view: the chaplain, the doctor, the nurse, and the parent. Olson makes us aware of the significance of others in their various caring relations with the person of illness. The clarity and deeply compelling nature of her writing makes this book accessible to all whose lives have been touched by these experiences. The experience of illness and death we all face impels us to wonder with her about the nature of wholeness and health. Ultimately we ask: "What is life?" |
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Pagina vii
... Question of Technology / 59 Children of Technology / 59 ~ Dialysis / 60 The Meaning of Speaking and Listening / 62 ~ ~ ~ Chapter 4. The Question of Understanding / 65 vii.
... Question of Technology / 59 Children of Technology / 59 ~ Dialysis / 60 The Meaning of Speaking and Listening / 62 ~ ~ ~ Chapter 4. The Question of Understanding / 65 vii.
Pagina viii
... Question of Theorizing / 73 Theory Building 73 Theory Finding / 74 Parsons ' Theorizing : Professional Health Care / 75 Critiques of Parsons ' Theory / 76 ~ ~ ~ Two Revolutionary Experiments / 78 Where Does " Theorizing in Order to ...
... Question of Theorizing / 73 Theory Building 73 Theory Finding / 74 Parsons ' Theorizing : Professional Health Care / 75 Critiques of Parsons ' Theory / 76 ~ ~ ~ Two Revolutionary Experiments / 78 Where Does " Theorizing in Order to ...
Pagina ix
... Questions All Values / 136 ~ The Heart of Pity / 137 ~ Science does not Pity / 137 Science because of Pity / 138 The Heart of Pity is " A Sympathy Full of Regret " for " All the Pain " / 139 The heart of pity is the manner of care / 139 ...
... Questions All Values / 136 ~ The Heart of Pity / 137 ~ Science does not Pity / 137 Science because of Pity / 138 The Heart of Pity is " A Sympathy Full of Regret " for " All the Pain " / 139 The heart of pity is the manner of care / 139 ...
Pagina x
... Question / 169 Researching Phenomenological Texts / 171 Yields of the Literary Texts / 172 ~ Yields of the Writing / 173 Friendship / 176 Notes / 179 Bibliography / 193 INTRODUCTORY ESSAY : OTHERS The reader of Carol Olson's thoroughly ...
... Question / 169 Researching Phenomenological Texts / 171 Yields of the Literary Texts / 172 ~ Yields of the Writing / 173 Friendship / 176 Notes / 179 Bibliography / 193 INTRODUCTORY ESSAY : OTHERS The reader of Carol Olson's thoroughly ...
Pagina xii
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Cuprins
Epigraph for Joy | 7 |
The Question of Understanding | 65 |
Searches for the Other | 93 |
One for the Other | 129 |
One by the Other | 143 |
One without the Other | 153 |
The Homecoming | 167 |
Notes | 179 |
Bibliography | 193 |
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