Something to Think About

a blog on end of life

Barbara Karnes Books team members Julia, Danny, Barbara Karnes, Cher, and Jacquelyn providing trusted end-of-life education, hospice resources, and caregiver support.

We love sharing helpful info on our blog.

About the BK Team
Why Do Children Die

Unfortunately, children die. We are born, we experience, and then we die. That's the name of this game called life...

Trying To Understand Grief article by Dying Expert, Barbara Karnes, RN at BKBooks

Grief is whole bunch of normal emotions rolled up into a package we call grieving. It isn’t new emotions. It is our emotions. It is how we have handled everything...

“Should we tell parents what their dying child is saying?”

We, as a people, are never truly prepared for death but with guidance, honestly, and gentleness we, as caregivers for those people, can ease the fear and uncertainty most bring to the...