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Beyond the Veil:Our Journey Home by Diane Goble

Posted by Diane Goble on March 2, 2015 at 1:43pm

8646113460?profile=originalBeyond the Veil: Our Journey Home

by Diane Goble

is now available from most major book sellers in large print as a workbook to help caregivers and patients navigate through their end of life journey with grace and dignity to a peaceful transition.

Written by a near-death experiencer, melanoma survivor, hospice volunteer, transition guide, psychologist and septuagenarian, it is a textbook for caregivers who want to be more present with their patients, whether they are nurses, hospice volunteers, holistic practitioners or family members. The information in the book comes from a training course developed by the author in 2008 to encourage paraprofessionals to become Transition Guides (doulas or spiritual midwives) becauset the end of life, we are actually birthing the soul. 

It is also a journal for patients whether they have been diagnosed with a potentially terminal illness, are elderly and in failing health, or are perfectly healthy and want to feel empowered no matter how or when they find themselves out of their body and still conscious.

Information and questions are provided to guide people toward having The Conversation about their end of life wishes with their families and physicians, filling out Advance Healthcare Directives and POLST forms, understanding hospice and palliative care options, and considering the Death with Dignity option.

There are meditations and guided visualizations to help people process their life review, clear their conscience, make amends and come to terms with the end of their lives. The are instructions for writing one's own Personal Transition Guidebook, which may be read to the person as he or she is dying to guide the departing soul to the Light.

The information is based on the author's near-death experience during a white water river rafting accident during which she was given the choice to return to her body with a mission to teach others that WE DON"T DIE.

As Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross said... We simply slip out of our body like it was an old worn out coat and step into the sunshine.

It is also based on her years of study into ancient religions and philosophies about the process of dying and ideas about an after life, and recent studies into the continuation of consciousness after death of the body.

The book is also available for Kindle, however that version is for quick reference as it is obviously not a workbook. Reviews posted to amazon.com and other sites are much appreciated. You're invited to contact the author through her blog-- Let's talk about death and dying...

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Maryclaire's experience working for an owner who sold to a private equity firm helped her to realize that the reputation and viability of hospice is in jeopardy. Her goal is to alert all who love hospice to rid it of professional investors.

— Stacy Juba, author, editor, and award-winning health journalist

"Powerful, beautifully written, and eye-opening, this book spotlights the inner workings of a multi-billion-dollar industry and the effect on patients, families, and hospice staff. The author shares poignant accounts of hospice at its best and worst and the hard-hitting truths she learned on her journey. A must-read for family members exploring hospice care."

— Laura Kukowski, CEO, editor, For-Profit Badger Hospice, LLC

"Maryclaire Torinus speaks with authority, providing this essential handbook for choosing a hospice care team and why that selection really matters."

— Greg Schneider President, HVA, co-author of The Changing Face of Hospice Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care 

"When I first found out that Maryclaire Torinus was writing this book, I immediately contacted her because in my 25+ years supporting hospice volunteers, I have seen a gradual decline in the quality of care volunteers are permitted to provide the dying and their families. There are a variety of reasons for this that I describe in the Foreward of this book. Maryclaire provides invaluable insights that everyone should know, along with solutions to help others make the right choice in choosing a hospice."

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Volunteers have a long history of supporting the development and delivery of hospice and palliative care in most countries throughout the world. As hospice and palliative care services anticipate significant increasing and changing demands, it is recognized that volunteers have a vital role to play in supporting the future delivery of services. However, as society changes so too does volunteering.

This multi-author text explores the complex phenomenon of hospice and palliative care volunteering from an international perspective and considers the influence on volunteering of different cultures and constructs. The book also explores the likely impact of changes in hospice and palliative care on volunteers and considers how and why volunteering itself is changing and the subsequent implications for managers, organizations, and policy makers.

This book does not attempt to offer solutions to the many challenges ahead, but rather poses questions that may help to reflect on new possibilities and opportunities.

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Editors

Ros Scott, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Dundee, UK and Co-chair, EAPC Task Force on Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care. She is a researcher and voluntary sector consultant with a background in organisational development, research and the development of volunteering and of palliative care organisations. 

Steven Howlett, Deputy Director at Roehampton Business School, London, UK where he teaches undergraduate and post graduate courses in management and ethics. Previously he was Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Volunteering research where he completed many studies on volunteering.
 
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