![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “My Way” reveals the individual coping styles of various patients, ranging from their acceptance or denial of their pending death. In the first section, “Patterns,” Mannix familiarizes readers with the natural progression of physical symptoms leading to death here, she includes a discussion of her experience of personal loss. She offers a selection of their stories arranged thematically each provides a full portrait of the individual, often revealing that how they have lived their lives is a key to how they approach their experience of dying. Though palliative care is, by definition, the treatment of symptoms and discomfort associated with any serious illness, and not solely focused on individuals who are dying, the author notes that the majority of her patients are in the last months of their lives. In her deeply compassionate first book, Mannix, a British palliative care specialist and cognitive behavior therapist, takes readers on an illuminating journey through the natural process of dying. A physician reflects on her 30-year practice caring for the dying. ![]()
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