Crossing over provides a unique view of patients families and their caregivers striving together to maintain comfort and hope in the face of incurable illness the narratives weave together emotions physical symptoms spiritual concerns and the stresses of family life as well as the professional and personal challenges of providing hospice and palliative care. Crossing over narratives of palliative care david barnard anna m towers patricia boston and yanna lambrinidou abstract this book provides a unique view of patients families and their caregivers striving together to maintain comfort and hope in the face of incurable illness the narratives weave together emotions physical symptoms . Crossing over offers three advantages as a casebook of end of life care first the book includes narratives of patients who dont seem to accept or benefit from hospice philosophy or hospice type care for example miriam lambert a patient with melanoma who suffered from total pain and the despair of an unlived life. Request pdf crossing over narratives of palliative care this book provides a unique view of patients families and their caregivers striving together to maintain comfort and hope in the face