For nearly four decades, Dr. Gerald Harriman has devoted his career to caring for patients facing serious illness and helping families navigate some of life’s most difficult moments. Now, he brings those years of experience and insight to readers in his newest book, The Palliative Care Chronicles.
A companion to his earlier book Hope in Hospice, this latest release continues Dr. Harriman’s mission of helping people better understand the compassionate philosophy behind hospice and palliative care. Through engaging storytelling and real-world scenarios, The Palliative Care Chronicles invites readers into the world of palliative medicine—where the focus is not just on treating disease, but on supporting the whole person.
In The Palliative Care Chronicles, readers meet patients such as Pearl and Dale, along with the physician Dr. Lea. Through their journeys, the book illustrates what palliative care truly looks like in practice—addressing physical symptoms while also honoring emotional, spiritual, and personal goals.
Dr. Harriman uses these stories to demonstrate how palliative care helps people living with advanced or serious illness find comfort, clarity, and dignity. While many people associate palliative care only with hospice, the book also highlights an important truth: palliative care can begin much earlier in an illness and works alongside other medical treatments to improve quality of life.
Readers will also learn about the important role of advance care planning—ensuring that a patient’s wishes, values, and goals guide their care, even if they are unable to speak for themselves.
Dr. Harriman is the former Medical Director for Harbor Hospice and board-certified in family medicine and hospice and palliative medicine and practiced for nearly forty years. Drawing from this extensive experience, he shares the lessons, challenges, and meaningful moments that shaped his work caring for patients with serious illness.
For those who work in healthcare—as well as patients and families navigating serious illness—his reflections offer both practical understanding and reassurance that compassionate care is possible even in the most complex circumstances.
If you would like to purchase a copy of his latest book, you can do so on Amazon https://a.co/d/05bvaHHZ or at Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-palliative-care-chronicles-gerald-harriman/1148925606