Dying at the Margins : Reflections on Justice and Healing for Inner-City Poor

Dying at the Margins: Reflections on Justice and Healing for Inner-City Poor gives voice to the most vulnerable and disempowered population-the urban dying poor- and connects them to the voices of leaders in end-of-life-care. Chapters written by these experts in the field discuss the issues that challenge patients and their loved ones, as well as offering insights into how to improve the quality of their lives. In an illuminating and timely follow up to Dancing with Broken Bones , all discussions revolve around the actual experiences of the patients previously documented, encouraging a greater understanding about the needs of the dying poor, advocating for them, and developing best practices in caring. Demystifying stereotypes that surround poverty, Moller illuminates how faith, remarkable optimism, and an unassailable spirit provide strength and courage to the dying poor. Dying at the Margins serves as a rallying call for not only end-of-life professionals, but compassionate individuals everywhere, to understand and respond to the needs of the especially vulnerable, yet inspiring, people who comprise the world of the inner city dying poor. Cover Dying at the Margins Copyright Dedication Contents Preface: An Invitation to Witness (and Respond) Contributors 1 Strangers Among Us: Poverty, Race, and the End of Life 2 Cowboy: ​From Southern Plantation to Urban Homelessness: A Portrait of An American Life 3 Notes from the Trenches: A Conversation with Cowboy and His Team 4 Exploring the Experiences of Mr. J. W. Green: Injustice, Poverty, Mistreatment, and Evil Surrounding Serious Illness and Death in Poor African-​American People 5 The Whites: Expressing Unimaginable Indignities 6 The Story of Annie: ​Gratitude and Faith 7 Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler: Life on the Brink 8 The Life and Death of Lucille Angel from Primary Care, Chaplaincy, and Palliative Care Perspectives 9 Dying Poor Needn’t Mean Dying Poorly: Insights from a Safety-​Net Hospital Palliative Care Program 10 Notes from the Trenches: On Social Injustice: ​Race, Class, and Health Disparity 11 Notes from the Trenches: In the Shadows: Living, Dying, and Caring at the Margins 12 Reflections on an Urban Thoreau: A Peaceful Ending to the Life of Cowboy 13 Cowboy’s Legacy: Reflections on End-of-Life Care of the Urban Poor Epilogue: A Call to Action: Caring at the Margins A Final Muse: On Solidarity with Those at the Margins Index Dying at the Margins: Reflections on Justice and Healing for Inner-City Poor gives voice to the most vulnerable and disempowered population-the urban dying poor- and connects them to the voices of leaders in end-of-life-care. Chapters written by these experts in the field discuss the issues that challenge patients and their loved ones, as well as offering insights into how to improve the quality of their lives. In an illuminating and timely follow up to Dancing with Broken Bones, all discussions revolve around the actual experiences of the patients previously documented, encouraging a greater understanding about the needs of the dying poor, advocating for them, and developing best practices in caring. Demystifying stereotypes that surround poverty, Moller illuminates how faith, remarkable optimism, and an unassailable spirit provide strength and courage to the dying poor.Dying at the Margins serves as a rallying call for not only end-of-life professionals, but compassionate individuals everywhere, to understand and respond to the needs of the especially vulnerable, yet inspiring, people who comprise the world of the inner city dying poor. -- Provided by publisher __Dying at the Margins: Reflections on Justice and Healing for Inner-City Poor__ __Dancing with Broken Bones____Dying at____the Margins__