“Lean on Me” Cancer through the eyes of a caregiver

As Janet Craven, palliative care nurse, Andrew and Dean, palliative care physician note in their head about this book, Lean on Me is a unique and very personal description of a writer’s responses to her husband Brian diagnosis The treatment and final death from mesothelioma. The book also provides useful guidance on the type of pain, the benefits of the medicine and how a newspaper is the physician in assessing the pain-management. The story overall, but the cancer progression Brian and deterioration erratic, but unavoidable. Interspersed with poems and excerpts from newspaper of Lorraine is perhaps the aspect most against the book, simply because he was so personally. While Brian’s death is factually noted, Lorraine description of the moment is emotionally conveyed in a short poem and the journal entry. The book concludes with reflections written days, weeks and one year later, changed to Brian’s presence, and his quest for meaning and love in her life trajectory. It is a compelling read and a useful resource for nurses and doctors.

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