Emily K Abel: 3 books
The Inevitable Hour
A History of Caring for Dying Patients in America
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
At the turn of the twentieth century, medicine’s imperative to cure disease increasingly took priority over the demand to relieve pain and suffering at the end of life. Filled with heartbreaking stories, The Inevitable Hour demonstrates that professional attention and resources gradually were diverted...
Living in Death’s Shadow
Family Experiences of Terminal Care and Irreplaceable Loss
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
What is it like to live with—and love—someone whose death, while delayed, is nevertheless foretold? In Living in Death’s Shadow, Emily K. Abel, an expert on the history of death and dying, examines memoirs written between 1965 and 2014 by family members of people who died from chronic disease....
After the Cure
The Untold Stories of Breast Cancer Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design
Chemo brain. Fatigue. Chronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their treatments have...