All the books listed under each topic are available for borrowing free of charge from Hospice Mid Canterbury.
Click on the pdf links below for the full list of books including brief descriptions on each.
Books on Dementia
Books on Grief and Grieving
Books for Children and Teenagers
Books for caregivers
Books on Death and Dying
Books on Practical Matters
Personal Stories
You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die.
Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern Hospice movement 1918 – 2005
On Thursday 6 August we have author, Caralise Trayes, speaking about her book, 'The Final Choice. End of Life Suffering: Is Assisted Dying the Answer?' Here is an interview with Caralise on RNZ Sunday Morning.
Caralise has extensively researched both sides of the debate using her journalistic skills to seek out the truth, with the motivation of helping to equip us all with the information we need to be able to make our own decision about which way to vote in the upcoming referendum.
www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018752582
My grandmother once gave me a tip:
In difficult times, you move forward in small steps.
Do what you have to do, but little by little.
Don't think about the future, or what may happen tomorrow.
Wash the dishes.
Remove the dust.
Write a letter.
Make a soup.
You see?
You are advancing step by step.
Take a step and stop.
Rest a little.
Praise yourself.
Take another step.
Then another.
You won't notice, but your steps will grow more and more.
And the time will come when you can think about the future without crying.
- Elena Mikhalkova
(Image of Tasha Tudor, American Illustrator 1915-2008)
Our face-to-face community education seminars are under way again after being suspended through Covid-19 lock-down. The first is next Tuesday, 7 July, when social worker and counsellor Elizabeth Hamilton will talk about the changes and loss families experience when a loved one has dementia. See flyer for details. Bookings essential.
