Living with Learning Disabilities, Dying with Cancer

Thirteen Personal Stories

Irene Tuffrey-Wijne
Foreword by Sheila Hollins

Paperback: £19.99 / $34.95

2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-027-2, BIC 2: JKSN2

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Acknowledgements. Foreword. Preface. 1. Three Stories. 2. Diagnosis and Treatment. 3. Truth-Telling and Understanding. 4. Family and Friends. 5. Unprepared Services, Inexperienced Carers. 6. Dependent Lives. 7. Resilience. 8. Dying and Beyond. 9. Learning Lessons. Appendix 1. The People in this Book. Appendix 2. Methods. References. Resources.

Author information

• Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

Subject areas

• Disability
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• bereavement,
• cancer,
• counselling,
• disability,
• health care,
• intellectual disabilities,
• palliative care,
• social care,
• social work

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