The Gifts Dying Can Give
QUESTION: Can you write about the beauty, the strength, the gifts that death can sometimes bring? I have had the honor of being near a handful of loved ones in...
Something to Think About: a blog on end of life
Death
Enjoy Living
We spend so much of our life being afraid of death. We pretend we will live forever so we don’t make Advance Directives or Living Wills. We take all treatment...
Sharing a Sacred Memory: Peacefully, In My Arms
This is a letter I received from Colleen Todd. She has given me permission to reprint this edited version. The love and beauty in this letter touched me greatly. It...
Communication With the Dead
QUESTION: You say people can see and interact with those who have died before us as they, themselves, lay dying. How about if a person is not dying, can they...
Who Decides it is Time for You to Die?
Question: Who decides it is time for you to die? Do we have input to this? Do we control our passing? I don’t know the answer to those questions. I’m...
Dying Is Not A Medical Event
Dying is not a medical situation. In the hours to minutes, often even days before death, we don’t need medical assistance. We don’t need doctors or nurses or hospitals or...
Spirit and the Body
Comment: “My son has died!” You have been with people when they die. Your book, The Final Act of Living, talks about body and spirit. How do you know? I...
THE MOMENT OF DEATH
I have been at the bedside of many, many people at their exact moment of death. Those people have taught me what happens in the hours to minutes before death....
Animals, Fast Death, and Grief
 Question: Your books, articles and blogs have helped our family through several deaths and dying situations. I just read your blog about animals. It was very close to my...
We Say Our Final Goodbye in Stages
There is a saying, “Live each day as if it were your last.” It makes sense that the last day of our lives is the day we would want to...
What Does A Dying Person Look Like?
What does a dying person look like in the hours to minutes before death? Generally they are non responsive, their eyes are partially open, the skin color is palish often...
QUESTION: Judaism and End of Life
Question: “I would like to share my Hospice frustration with you and my culture. I am a Jew. I am an 11th Hour volunteer and a bereavement counselor in a...