Learning to Let Go
Making the Transition Into residential Care
by Penelope Wilcock
GoodBookStall Review:
From time to time you come across a book that fills a gap in Pastoral Care and this is such a book covering everything from getting through the emotional hurdle of realizing that the time has come to “go into a home” to the practical issues covering the different types of establishments, finding the right place and making the most of the new venture. As the title suggests, there is a great deal to let go in this hardest of life’s transitions; many come to it following bereavement and for so many, leaving a home which had your creative mark on it inside and outside, that once buzzed with family from the youngest to the oldest and had many memories is a huge adjustment that is dealt with well in this book. Wilcock is able to cover such a wide spectrum of experience because she has been a chaplain in a hospice and pastored a church with a high proportion of elderly people. A useful read.
Reviewer: Paddy Beresford (30/08/10)
From time to time you come across a book that fills a gap in Pastoral Care and this is such a book covering everything from getting through the emotional hurdle of realizing that the time has come to “go into a home” to the practical issues covering the different types of establishments, finding the right place and making the most of the new venture. As the title suggests, there is a great deal to let go in this hardest of life’s transitions; many come to it following bereavement and for so many, leaving a home which had your creative mark on it inside and outside, that once buzzed with family from the youngest to the oldest and had many memories is a huge adjustment that is dealt with well in this book. Wilcock is able to cover such a wide spectrum of experience because she has been a chaplain in a hospice and pastored a church with a high proportion of elderly people. A useful read.
Reviewer: Paddy Beresford (30/08/10)
