- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Philip J Larkin—Compassion: a conceptual reading for palliative and end-of-life care
- Chapter 2 Janet Abrahm—Healing connections
- Chapter 3 Mary Baines—Understanding pity
- Chapter 4 Ira Byock—Service
- Chapter 5 Augusto Caraceni—Roots
- Chapter 6 Carlos Centeno—Lessons learnt
- Chapter 7 Mark Cobb—Suffering
- Chapter 8 David Currow—Courage
- Chapter 9 Julia Downing—Seeds sown
- Chapter 10 Betty Ferrell—Empathic entrée
- Chapter 11 Kathy Foley—The Golden Rule
- Chapter 12 Charles von Gunten—The truth of time
- Chapter 13 Liz Gwyther—Enlightened resolve
- Chapter 14 Jo Hockley—Spirit
- Chapter 15 Peter Hudson—Vulnerability
- Chapter 16 Mari Lloyd-Williams—Community
- Chapter 17 Anne Merriman—Interconnectedness
- Chapter 18 Daniela Mosoiu—Compassionate love
- Chapter 19 Irene Renzenbrink—Compassionate organizations
- Chapter 20 Mary Vachon—The light and the shadow
- Chapter 21 Philip J Larkin—Conclusion: lessons from our teachers
- References, Bibliography, and Resources
- Index
(p. 59) Mark Cobb—Suffering
- Chapter:
- (p. 59) Mark Cobb—Suffering
- Author(s):
Philip J Larkin
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198703310.003.0007
As a Church of England minister with over 25 years’ experience in palliative care, Mark Cobb is ideally placed to consider the contribution of the chaplain to the well-being of the patient, family, and team involved in the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care. This chapter offers insight into the particular roles and functions that might be adopted in developing a compassionate pastoral response to suffering. He argues that compassion is based on truthful encounters with people who are suffering and may need to share a complex story as they explore this final passage of their lives. The importance of ritual and liturgy as a way of communication is also elaborated upon. However, Mark Cobb also notes the need to develop the capacity within ourselves as practitioners to embrace compassion without being overwhelmed by its consequences.
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- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Philip J Larkin—Compassion: a conceptual reading for palliative and end-of-life care
- Chapter 2 Janet Abrahm—Healing connections
- Chapter 3 Mary Baines—Understanding pity
- Chapter 4 Ira Byock—Service
- Chapter 5 Augusto Caraceni—Roots
- Chapter 6 Carlos Centeno—Lessons learnt
- Chapter 7 Mark Cobb—Suffering
- Chapter 8 David Currow—Courage
- Chapter 9 Julia Downing—Seeds sown
- Chapter 10 Betty Ferrell—Empathic entrée
- Chapter 11 Kathy Foley—The Golden Rule
- Chapter 12 Charles von Gunten—The truth of time
- Chapter 13 Liz Gwyther—Enlightened resolve
- Chapter 14 Jo Hockley—Spirit
- Chapter 15 Peter Hudson—Vulnerability
- Chapter 16 Mari Lloyd-Williams—Community
- Chapter 17 Anne Merriman—Interconnectedness
- Chapter 18 Daniela Mosoiu—Compassionate love
- Chapter 19 Irene Renzenbrink—Compassionate organizations
- Chapter 20 Mary Vachon—The light and the shadow
- Chapter 21 Philip J Larkin—Conclusion: lessons from our teachers
- References, Bibliography, and Resources
- Index