Chapter 1. The Tapestry of Care

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword to the Cornell Edition ix
4. Preface xix
5. Chapter 1. The Tapestry of Care 1
6. Chapter 2. The Care of Strangers 21
7. Chapter 3. Not on the Charts 55
8. Chapter 4. A Special Visitor 93
9. Chapter 5. The Meaning of Illness 121
10. Chapter 6. A Mentor of Their Own 151
11. Chapter 7. Collaborative Care 170
12. Chapter 8. A Good Enough Death 193
13. Chapter 9. Final Checkups 216
14. Chapter 10. A Good Enough Death II 231
15. Chapter 11. Unraveling the Tapestry of Care 248
16. Conclusion: Preserving the Tapestry of Care 287
17. Afterword to the Cornell Edition 309
18. Notes 319
19. Selected Bibliography 325
20. Index 335