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

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I Was 17 and Told to Sit With a Dying Patient — Alone

I Was 17 and Told to Sit With a Dying Patient — Alone

Ritual Bathing After the Death article

Ritual Bathing After the Death

I Was 17 and Told to Sit With a Dying Patient — Alone

I Was 17 and Told to Sit With a Dying Patient — Alone

When I was 17, I was told to sit with a dying patient — alone. I didn’t know then how profoundly that moment would shape my life’s work...

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Ritual Bathing After the Death article

Ritual Bathing After the Death

I don't think it is about the cleanliness of the body but of the hands-on ritual of saying goodbye. Bathing is an intimate ritual. It can be a way of...

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