TY - BOOK AU - Langshur,Sharon AU - Langshur,Eric AU - Sammons,Mary Beth TI - We carry each other: : getting through life's toughest times SN - 9781573243117 U1 - 610 PY - 2007/// CY - San Francisco, California PB - Conari Press KW - Critically ill KW - Hospital patients KW - Caregivers N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [180]-181); What can I do when hard times hit? Challenged by the hurt of loved one, we are called to compassion and caring; Moving into the unknown : finding strength in our vulnerability and embracing change; Letting go : we can't change this or make it different, but we can move through this by giving our all to an ailing loved one; Connection : finding the opening to help one another; Acts of kindness : sometimes it's the little things that count; Give what you have : it's all we can do; As time moves on : the heart and soul of the healing process; Caring for the caregiver : healing and pain are powerful, transformative teachers; Making caring visible to the world : ordinary people who have made and extraordinary difference; The etiquette of illness and loss : what to say and do and what not to say and do ER -