Death is but a dream. A hospice doctor on finding hope and meaning in life at the brink of death.
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Death is but a dream. A hospice doctor on finding hope and meaning in life at the brink of death.
14.99 €
Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD, a neurobiologist, is the CEO and chief medical officer of Hospice of Buffalo. Kerr was born and raised in Toronto and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester. His research has attracted international attention and has been featured in the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, and the BBC. Christopher Kerr lives on a horse farm in the small town of East Aurora, New York.
Karin M. Mardorossian is a professor of English at the University at Buffalo.
Christopher Kerr is a hospice physician. All his patients die. However, he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, spoke of love and grace. Behind the physical reality of dying lie invisible processes that prove remarkably life-affirming. These include dreams that are unlike any ordinary dream. Described by patients as "more real than reality," these near-death experiences evoke past relationships and significant events and raise themes of love and forgiveness. They restore meaning to life and mark the transition from suffering to comfort and acceptance.
Based on interviews with over 1,400 patients and over a decade of data collection, Dr. Kerr demonstrates that near-death dreams and visions are unique phenomena that humanize the dying process. In her book, the author describes patients who view death not only as the end of life, but also as the final chapter in the transcendence of human nature. Dr. Kerr's book also highlights the benefits of these near-death experiences for grieving relatives, who find comfort in seeing their loved ones depart with a sense of peaceful closure.
Beautifully written, adorned with fascinating real-life characters and their stories, this book is essentially a celebration of our ability to restore death to its status as deeply meaningful. Death is But a Dream makes a profound and important contribution to our understanding of the greatest mystery of medicine and human nature.
Karin M. Mardorossian is a professor of English at the University at Buffalo.
Christopher Kerr is a hospice physician. All his patients die. However, he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, spoke of love and grace. Behind the physical reality of dying lie invisible processes that prove remarkably life-affirming. These include dreams that are unlike any ordinary dream. Described by patients as "more real than reality," these near-death experiences evoke past relationships and significant events and raise themes of love and forgiveness. They restore meaning to life and mark the transition from suffering to comfort and acceptance.
Based on interviews with over 1,400 patients and over a decade of data collection, Dr. Kerr demonstrates that near-death dreams and visions are unique phenomena that humanize the dying process. In her book, the author describes patients who view death not only as the end of life, but also as the final chapter in the transcendence of human nature. Dr. Kerr's book also highlights the benefits of these near-death experiences for grieving relatives, who find comfort in seeing their loved ones depart with a sense of peaceful closure.
Beautifully written, adorned with fascinating real-life characters and their stories, this book is essentially a celebration of our ability to restore death to its status as deeply meaningful. Death is But a Dream makes a profound and important contribution to our understanding of the greatest mystery of medicine and human nature.
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