Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos

11 reviews

murve's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book, but it also reminded me why I'm a neonatal nurse. I'm so thankful for nurses like Hadley! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Suicide, Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical content, Dementia, Terminal illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Pregnancy

lawmixitup's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Dementia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Terminal illness

goodboibeefs's review

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Chronic illness, Cancer, Dementia, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Car accident, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit

mneex05's review

emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Cancer, and Death of parent

kk_bonton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

Please be prepared for the emotional rollercoaster of this book. It’s absolutely amazing and beautiful but I did cry. I personally lost my mum a few years ago and this book definitely touched that nerve, however it was absolutely beautiful to hear these stories, to have these wonderful memories shared. (Also definitely check the author’s tick-tock where she shares more stories like this, that’s how I found the book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Cancer, Alcohol, Death, Chronic illness, Dementia, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, Addiction, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion

This book focuses heavily on the end of life care of the authors patients, there is a lot of care taken with each story but please tread carefully with triggers. She does also discuss aspects of her own life including pregnancy

bits_and_pieces_odds_and_ends's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Dementia, Suicide, Abortion, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Vomit

emmakchapman's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Cancer, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, and Child death

Minor: Abortion

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, Grief, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Child death, Cancer, and Blood

Moderate: Eating disorder and Drug use

Minor: Vomit

adhdpixie's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Body shaming, Grief, Animal death, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Blood

booksanna's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

A multitude of stories collected into one big story. This is what the book is about. 
This book was everything I expected and more. From Hadley’s to her patients expriences, I learned so much about life. The In-Between gave me a comfort that could not be expalined. This book could help with their spiritual journey whether they are religious or not, we all die the same death. Personally, I was most touched by Al’s story and how the systems we have in place have failed him. The compassion Hadley gives to her patients is admirable. The love that bled from the cracks of this book seeped into my heart, and I know it will stay there for a long time. I can’t wait to hear more of the great thigns she will do. 
Reccomnd anyone who is afraid of what comes next after death, do not be afraid because everything happens for a reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Medical trauma