For over 40 years, I’ve sat at the bedside of people who were dying — watching, listening, learning, and guiding.
Again and again, I saw families with the same questions and concerns:
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What’s happening?
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Is it normal?
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Is something bad happening?
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What can I do? What shouldn't I do?
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What’s coming next?
That’s why I began creating booklets — to gently guide families and caregivers through the end-of-life journey, offering clear and practical support in simple, non-medical language.
A New Resource for the Bedside
Today, I’m so pleased to introduce the Approaching Death Support Kit — a new bundle that brings together the materials I believe provide a strong foundation for caring for someone at home as end of life approaches.
This kit was designed to answer the most common questions and offer calm reassurance in uncertain moments.
What’s Inside the Kit?
The Approaching Death Support Kit includes guidance on:
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What to expect in the final days
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How to care for someone at home
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Food, feeding, and letting go
(including my newest booklet, Always Offer, Never Force) -
Daily support in caregiving
(with By Your Side, a 72-page spiral-bound workbook offering day-by-day care plans) -
Navigating grief and the emotional experience of loss
If I could sit beside you at the bedside, this is what I would place in your hands.
Whether you’re a family member, a friend, a caregiver, or an end-of-life doula, my goal is the same: that this kit offers you guidance, comfort, clarity, and peace of mind.
I encourage you to explore and order the Approaching Death Support Kit today.
Thank you for allowing me to walk alongside you. Because no one should have to navigate this sacred time alone.
Blessings to you,
Barbara
2 comments
Donna B
Thank you Barbara. I don’t even want to think about how we would have survived through our Dad’s death, my Mother in Law’s death (both with Alzheimer’s/Dementia) and now with my husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis; without your seminars, your talks on line, your booklets and your guides. I am so thankful and grateful for you. May God always bless you and protect you.
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BK Books replied:
Donna, thank you for those kind words. This is why I do the work that I do. Blessings to you and your husband. Barbara
Thank you Barbara. I don’t even want to think about how we would have survived through our Dad’s death, my Mother in Law’s death (both with Alzheimer’s/Dementia) and now with my husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis; without your seminars, your talks on line, your booklets and your guides. I am so thankful and grateful for you. May God always bless you and protect you.
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BK Books replied:
Donna, thank you for those kind words. This is why I do the work that I do. Blessings to you and your husband. Barbara
Melanie Willson MS OTR/L CMP
Barbara you’ve nailed it. I see clients in the hospital (35 years of OT) and I know something is going on. I do not have the words to talk to staff, I Certainly do not have words for families. Yet I am strongly drawn to dying ptaients. I have attended “Code Blue”s and I’ve sat and held hands with the dying. I am not afraid. I just lack the words and sometimes am tearful. I hope to take your courses, but I can begin with your bundle. Thank you for the work you do. Perhaps I can join in…
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BK Books replied:
You are the reason I created the Approaching Death bundle. No matter who we are or what we do in life we, at some point (some more frequently than others) will be involved with someone who is dying. Blessing to you in the work you are doing. Barbara
Barbara you’ve nailed it. I see clients in the hospital (35 years of OT) and I know something is going on. I do not have the words to talk to staff, I Certainly do not have words for families. Yet I am strongly drawn to dying ptaients. I have attended “Code Blue”s and I’ve sat and held hands with the dying. I am not afraid. I just lack the words and sometimes am tearful. I hope to take your courses, but I can begin with your bundle. Thank you for the work you do. Perhaps I can join in…
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BK Books replied:
You are the reason I created the Approaching Death bundle. No matter who we are or what we do in life we, at some point (some more frequently than others) will be involved with someone who is dying. Blessing to you in the work you are doing. Barbara