Exploring the Compassionate World of Hospice Nursing: One Foot In Heaven

Taylor Easum: This book is a testament to hospice nurse’s work and the love and commitment it takes to do the job. It’s full of beautiful stories of patients last days but it could be better written as there are grammatical errors, misspellings and a jump around style of writing.

United States on Feb 15, 2023

Barb Fitzgerald: I learned much from this book. The author shares her many years as a hospice nurse with both the joys and sorrows of helping patients ‘cross over’. Heidi imparts her knowledge and experience to anyone who may be dealing with hospice care, now or in the future
Heidi also shares the experience of her own death and revival. She wants us to know that even though each of us will have a unique experience of dying, death itself is not to be feared.

United States on Feb 02, 2023

Timothy Roberts: Humour despite impending sadness was the most striking feature of this beautiful book ... closely followed by the deep compassion and empathy which shone through. I view the book as essential reading for any health care professional because they all have to deal with grief, grieving, bereavement, and loss of life as an almost daily occurrence. Life comes to an end for each one of us and each family member and friend. This book also reminds us that; holding grudges, unreconciled fractures in relationships, unforgiveness make our final farewells traumatic when they do not need to be.
A beautiful book, written beautifully by a beautiful person!

United States on Jan 14, 2023

Sue Waters: Since I was not with him when he passed, I purchased this book in hopes of getting a better understand of what my husband may have when through his last moments here on earth. Some of the first stores Heidi talks about in the book were hard to read, but after finishing the book I am totally at peace knowing my husband, passed away peacefully and alone, just they way he wanted too. And, I know the good lord and his spirt had everything to do with that, because on my way to see him that morning I was stopped by the strong urge for a cup of coffee (I'm not a big coffer drinker) but I really felt the need for a cup that morning, then my coffee was interrupted by a phone from a friend checking on me, and that call was interrupted by the call from Hospice calling to let me know he had just passed. SO, not only did this book help me feel at peace with how he passed, it has also brought me closer to my heavenly Father. Thank you Heidi for sharing your life experiences with me and everyone else who reads this book. I am so grateful you survived your terrible horse accident. Bless you!

United States on Feb 08, 2022

Sue Simmonds: I couldn’t put the book down. It was real, factual and totally gripped you. A must read book. So many actual “true life” accounts.

United Kingdom on Nov 26, 2020

Ann Beauregard: As a previous HOSPICE HHA, except for the initials after our names I could of written this book. I always felt that we as HOSPICE personal are welcomed into a very personal & even private time in the dying persons & families lives. I found it a great pleasure to be requested by patients and family during their final hours. Unlike nurses we were not on call to respond to a home of a patient, but not once did I deny a call, regardless of the time,weather or Holidays. I was greatly blessed that I was employed by an agency that allowed such things.(many sadly do not, families & patients would request only to hear...”There not working right now”) there are countless experiences of witnessing those close to death seeing loved ones, that have gone before them or angels. On 2 occasions I witnessed patients who became absolutely terrified from what was coming to get them. I cannot stress enough to loved ones or caregivers to allow spiritual leaders be contacted at the request of a patient...it can make a difference of how they leave this earth...@ peace or fear. I have experienced seeing the soul leave a dying one, and felt the warmth of a light unseen to me.
The author...

United States on Aug 06, 2020

Tranquil: I didn't want to stop reading, the book is touching and has beautiful stories

Canada on Nov 18, 2018

Patricia Filby: The author has shared, from the heart, her experiences as a hospice nurse, and in doing so has shone a light for those of us who knew so little about hospice. Five stars from me!
I will be recommending this book to all and sundry, especially family and friends.

Australia on Jul 06, 2017

Amazon Customer: Interesting book, but got a little boring after a while.

Canada on Sep 15, 2014

Tom Stronach: Not sure that this was a good choice of book to read in my current condition, but hey, life is all about taking a risk, isn't it. In the end it didn't make me feel any worse. Indeed like most of those dying in the book, I accept my fate with equanimity and really have done so since the moment the surgeon told me, "I can operate but the thoracic surgeon who needs to be working on you at the same time as me and the consulting anaesthetist also feel that your chances of surviving the eight and half hour surgery that it will take to cut that foot long tumour out, are slim to none."

I have to say it was a little disappointing to be told that, and I did shed a tear or two, but only because Ishbel was in the room with me and SHE burst into tears, which set me off. But all in all at 57, while not quite ready to die, I have come close to it on any number of occasions in the past and so wasn't too surprised that it had finally caught up with me......

But this is a book review and not about me although I do feel/ hope that it highlights the positivity of what you would probably think of, by looking at the fly leaf of this relatively short volume and think, death equals doom and...

United Kingdom on Feb 19, 2014