‘Is Grandma Still There?’ A Pastoral and Ethical Reflection on the Soul and Continuing Self-identity in Deeply Forgetful People
This metaphysical and pastoral reflection focuses on a question that over several decades has been posed to me by many family caregivers for deeply forgetful people (persons with dementia). The question may take different forms: Is my loved one still there underneath all of this confusion? Is my lov...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Sage Publishing
2016
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Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 70, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 148-153 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Caregivers
B Pastoral Care B Alzheimer’s Disease B deeply forgetful B post-materialism B Σόουλ B Meaning B Dementia |
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| Σύνοψη: | This metaphysical and pastoral reflection focuses on a question that over several decades has been posed to me by many family caregivers for deeply forgetful people (persons with dementia). The question may take different forms: Is my loved one still there underneath all of this confusion? Is my loved one’s soul still present? Will she come to rest fully intact in the arms of a Supreme Being? Could she be ‘gone’ but already somewhere experiencing the fullness of divine love? This reflection provides a pastoral response to this big question that has to do with the need to find meaning in caring for deeply forgetful people. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1542305016644739 |