The Life of Illness: One Woman's JourneyState University of New York Press, 8 dec. 1992 - 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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... Sharing a Life / 157 Life Stops ( The First Christmas After ) / 158 " Be Near Me " / 160 Learning to Trust / 161 To be Silent About Grief / 162 Life Goes On ( The Second Christmas After ) / 163 Eulogy / 164 Song of Hope / 165 Chapter 12 ...
... Sharing a Life / 157 Life Stops ( The First Christmas After ) / 158 " Be Near Me " / 160 Learning to Trust / 161 To be Silent About Grief / 162 Life Goes On ( The Second Christmas After ) / 163 Eulogy / 164 Song of Hope / 165 Chapter 12 ...
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... shared with me the friendship of kind and encouraging conversations and written communications , and to the readers of this book , for their openness to a new author . INTRODUCTION Illness in My Family The following question dwells in ...
... shared with me the friendship of kind and encouraging conversations and written communications , and to the readers of this book , for their openness to a new author . INTRODUCTION Illness in My Family The following question dwells in ...
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... shared by all . Still , the words of the shared understanding - themes , are not easily articulated . Whereas the literary author lets the themes rest in the writing , the researcher searches for the words of the themes as they are ...
... shared by all . Still , the words of the shared understanding - themes , are not easily articulated . Whereas the literary author lets the themes rest in the writing , the researcher searches for the words of the themes as they are ...
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Epigraph for Joy | 7 |
Heartbeat Wrapped With Plastic | 23 |
M | 73 |
Searches for the Other | 93 |
One with the Other | 111 |
One by the Other | 143 |
One without the Other | 153 |
The Homecoming | 167 |
Notes | 179 |
Bibliography | 193 |
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