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The Private Worlds of Dying Children
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 301
EAN: 9780691028200
ISBN: 0691028206
Label: Princeton University Press
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: May 01, 1980
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Studio: Princeton University Press
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Rating: - A Must Read!
I am an aspiring doctor and this text was a required reading for a pediatric internship. I read this book before my internship began and it helped me to get through this heart wrenching experience. At first it was difficult to read just because it really tugs at your emotions. However, once I made it past the first few stories I could not put the book down until I finished. Myra Bluebond-Langner does an incredible job of not only telling the stories of dying children, but she also gets into the ... Read More
Rating: - A riveting speech in the names of those who silenty listen
I work with issues involving the understanding of children in similar situations. What bluebound-langener has done is more than just tell us what goes on in the mind of sick child. She moves us to understand finally, that children do not fear entirely for their own lives, but vigilantly stand proud in the faces of death, subtly comforting thier doctors through thier smiles while at the same time watching their parents watch them die. One can only take a deep breath at the end of such a declaration ... Read More
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