RE: comforting the dying
September 25, 2023 at 7:45 pm
(This post was last modified: September 25, 2023 at 9:00 pm by Bucky Ball.)
As was said above, just be there. Your presence is far more important than you may know. It's not about what you say.
There my be "hospice resources" (a nurse or palliative care physician), who might talk for a few minutes (to you), but it seems you get this.
Best wishes ... you're a good friend. They might like CDs or music of a certain type to listen to when they don't have company, they may want smoothies/milkshakes, if they're eating at all,
if they're not comfortable, ask about a better med regime. They might want to have you read them a certain book or watch a favorite movie ?
Again, ... you're a very good friend.
There my be "hospice resources" (a nurse or palliative care physician), who might talk for a few minutes (to you), but it seems you get this.
Best wishes ... you're a good friend. They might like CDs or music of a certain type to listen to when they don't have company, they may want smoothies/milkshakes, if they're eating at all,
if they're not comfortable, ask about a better med regime. They might want to have you read them a certain book or watch a favorite movie ?
Again, ... you're a very good friend.
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell 
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