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- Title
"The Ring".
- Authors
Petrone, Kim
- Abstract
A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences with the removal of a gold ring from the hand of a female dementia patient, and it mentions the patient's husband's wish for the ring to remain on his wife's finger, as well as the patient's ability to express her love.
- Subjects
GOLD rings; DEMENTIA patients; LOVE; FAMILIES &; psychology; ELDER care; INTERPERSONAL relations; JEWELRY; PATIENT refusal of treatment
- Publication
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2020, Vol 68, Issue 8, p1873
- ISSN
0002-8614
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jgs.16484