title: Pastoral accompaniment of the cancer patient.
abstract: Cancer confronts a person with his or her mortality. On the inner journey of coming to terms with this, the pastor accompanies the patient in a way analogous to the way in which a musical accompanist supports a soloist, providing attentive relationship and supportive context. Patients in these circumstances raise and explore themes of betrayal-faithfulness, control-surrender, despair-hope, and separation-reconciliation.
authors.affiliation: Resident Chaplain in Clinical Pastoral Education at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schaper