The Hospice Doctor's Widow - by Jennifer a O'Brien (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"As a palliative care and hospice physician, Dr. Bob Lehmberg's experience with mortality was primarily professional. For his wife, Jennifer O'Brien, the early deaths of her brother and mother made her understanding of death and loss personal. Although neither was a stranger to death, when metastatic cancer was found throughout Bob's body, the couple was plunged into the receiving end of palliative care and end-of-life preparations. Even with their combined knowledge, it was enormously challenging to navigate treatments, side effects, decisions, communication, emotions, remaining time, end-of-life preferences, their final goodbye, and Jennifer's survivorship. Jennifer began journaling and creating collages and tableaus during her husband's illness as a form of self-care. Her book was born of this work, and is intended to offer guidance and peace for others caring for someone with a life-limiting condition"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD SILVER WINNER</strong></p><p><strong>Everyone facing death-their own or a loved one's-benefits from this love story and practical guide in one. </strong></p><p>As a hospice doctor, Bob cared daily for dying patients. At home, his wife, Jen, listened to the stories of patients and families, layering her understanding of death with the early losses of her own brother and mother. Then, the man who had spent a 40-year career caregiving was diagnosed with advanced, metastatic cancer.</p><p>An insightful blend of art and compassion, patience and endearing honesty, this book comprises Jen's digital art journal, which chronicles this time in their marriage. What began as a visceral, self-care compulsion within days of diagnosis became notes, collages, and images revealing the raw, luminescent reflections of a caregiver-turned-widow.</p><p>Beyond the practical guidance and solace offered by an insider, Jen's journal reminds us how to live presently during our darkest hours, honor grief, and discover-even after devastating loss-ways to forge forward.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This book is remarkable and should be a required read for all those facing the mortality of a loved one." - James Wolfe, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine</p><p>"A beautiful tribute to caregivers and survivors." - Rachel Reichblum, founder of That Good Grief (@thatgoodgrief)</p><p>"I am spellbound by this wonderful book. I finished it in one evening because I couldn't stop turning pages to see what special thoughts and collaged items were next. It made me cry . . . but that's okay." - Diana B. Denholm, PhD, author of <em>The Caregiving Wife's Handbook</em></p><p>"Altogether different from the many books which address grief and loss from psychological or philosophical points of view, <em>The Hospice Doctor's Widow</em> is a collage of experiences, documents, tips, and those thoughts many have but few acknowledge. O'Brien's singularly moving and beautiful book maps one woman's journey, illuminating the road that lies ahead for all of us." - Nina Corwin, LCSW, Author of <em>The Uncertainty of Maps </em></p><p>"Eloquent and intimate. Informative without the trappings of self-help." - Marney Rich Keenan, retired career columnist for <em>The Detroit News</em></p><p>"This raw and beautiful book describes loving someone that you know you will lose. Just as life is full of pain and joy, so is caregiving and navigating this 'other world' of life with a serious illness. The Hospice Doctor's Widow encourages early and honest conversations and can help with meaningful time together as well as preparations." - Sarah Beth Harrington, MD. Program Director - Palliative Care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences</p><p>"This resource fills a gap between what I provide for my patients and what their family caregivers need. I have kept my advance copy and loaned it to each of the caregivers for the three patients I recently diagnosed with ALS." - Robert Silzer, MD, Neurologist</p><p>"A very moving and lovely work, this is so different from other books I have read that chronicle the time spent with a loved one in preparation for dying. It is wise while pragmatic, beautiful and accessible, loving and personal without venturing into the trivial." - Stephen "Steppe" Mette, MD, Senior Vice Chancellor for UAMS Health and Chief Executive Officer for UAMS Medical Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences</p><p>"I smiled. I teared. I loved it. A heartwarming love story and practical guide in one. Everyone facing death, their own or a loved one's, could profit from the wisdom shared here." - Jon Mourot, PhD, Counseling Psychologist</p><p>"There are no words to convey both the practical and emotive power of this book. An incredibly difficult, dark subject filtered through a unique prism, this is something not only helpful but very, very beautiful." - Josh Gottlieb, Yogi</p><br>
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