Julie Saeger Nierenberg

Daddy, This Is It. Being-with My Dying Dad (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

My father lived an inspiring End of Life, a journey of courage, sorrow, wonder and assurances of Eternal Love. And before he passed, he encouraged me to share the story of his transition with you.

Learning he had metastatic cancer, Dad faced that fact by choosing to live fully for the rest of his days. When cancer treatments beat him down, he rallied by setting small physical goals and systematically beating them. Time and again, his doctors preserved the human body where the tumors grew with new methods of treatment, until there was nothing more they could do to prevent the inevitable.

When he heard there were no more medical options, Dad was shocked. He didn't feel like dying. He felt full of life and longing to live. He was angry and sad, disappointed and confused, scared and brave, unaccepting and, finally, accepting. With courage and amazing grace, he lovingly prepared our family for his passing. As our time together came to an end, I was grateful to be present.

Although death is an inevitable part of life, how we choose to be-with the dying and the bereaved is up to us. I encourage you to prepare and to embrace the possibility of a lovingly supported transition and, to that end, include some resources that may help you. Being ready to be-with is a wonderful way to live.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CreateWrite Enterprises
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780991920778
• Artikelnr.: 61093269

Autorenporträt

Julie Saeger Nierenberg

I write to contribute to how we prepare, individually and collectively, to live and support the final chapter of life. In my freelance work, it has been my great pleasure to work with other writers as a partner in authorship, or as their editor and coach.

During the months, weeks and days leading up to my father's death, I was present as much as possible. I was with him when he transitioned from this earthly life, so very privileged to be at his side. Later, as my sorrow washed over me in waves, I began to write our very personal story, and I connected with his memory, integrating my grief, through that effort. In 2013, I published the story as this short book.

Since the book's publication, I have reached out to many grief and bereavement support workers, hospice and palliative care chaplains and end-of-life advocates with an introduction to my book. I make many valued connections as I reach out with this purpose.

With one such connection, Victoria Brewster, MSW, I co-wrote and published another book called Journey's End: Death, Dying and the End of Life. This book offers unique and comprehensive perspectives, with over 50 contributors sharing their end-of-life experiences and resources.

My most recent book is called It Is What It Is: Learning to Live with My Brain Tumor. And yes, I have a benign but seriously located tumor, and the book gives insight into how I investigated my options and ultimately made a choice about treatment. It's my hope this book can guide others who have received a serious diagnosis to navigate their own journey of medical decisions. Some of the chapters are humorous, others instructive. It is an intimate and very personal perspective.

One week after its publication in 2018, my husband died of pancreatic cancer, adding another dimension to my previous experience with grief and bereavement. I find it harder to write about Earl's end of life than I assumed I would.

Earl's abiding wish for me was shared as a proclamation: "You will lead a good life, Julie. Just you wait and see." I'm doing my best to make that come true, and I am grateful to him for all his gifts, especially those that continue to inspire and enrich my life with every day that passes.