Creating space to pause, reflect and share experiences with dying and death

Importance of relationships

Importance of relationships

Happy Birthday in Heaven

Happy Birthday in Heaven

Happy Birthday in Heaven Oct 20 2016

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Raw emotions they shared

Raw emotions they shared

I want to thank all of my patients who have come into my life. The raw emotions they shared. The lessons they taught me about life. Bottom line, our relationships are the most important. The most precious thing we have are our relationships. At times the sadness

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We remember your voice

We remember your voice

Hello baba, I wish you could live longer – to see how I grew up – how the family shattered without you. Hold on. We remember your voice, the strength you build within us – We will join you – one day – Love You …..

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Maybe they are there

Maybe they are there

I wish I had done more for my parents. I did the best I could. I am working on making a garden for them, and when I am in this garden, I think of them and imagine how much they would have loved to be there. Maybe

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I long to have the chance to talk to her

I long to have the chance to talk to her

Tears well with reflection… My daughter died after two weeks in a coma resulting from an overdose of her prescription drugs. I still, 9 years later, long to have the chance to talk to her, longing for the opportunity to share those last weeks of her life

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Being with you all one day

Being with you all one day

My story is not anything special or different from others. I have watched, held hands, prayed with, laughed with, many dying people as I am a Palliative nurse – friend – mother, wife, etc. To all of those people, I say Thank You for sharing your life or

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Shining light in my life

Shining light in my life

Hi Mom, You were the shining light in my life. For all that you taught me I am truly grateful. My life is so much better because of you. Love you & miss you

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It’s silent but so loud to me

It’s silent but so loud to me

It’s been twenty years, but I can still see my father, the gentleman doctor as brothers, sitting beside my Aunt in NYC. She’s in a rigid metal halo & back brace, due to the fractures along her spine from metastatic breast CA. Cheeks flushed with steroids, she’s

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For this I felt lucky

For this I felt lucky

I was filled with gratitude when I witnessed my dad’s last breath in hospital. Gratitude for having had the kind dad for 23 years that I had. A dad whom I would miss. For this I felt lucky. Blessed. 

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I can feel the pain of my best friend

I can feel the pain of my best friend

I have a best friend who had a girlfriend. She was [suffering]; died in cancer. She committed suicide because of fearing the near future. I can feel the pain of my best friend. That girl had to face emotional pain. I can feel that emotional pain. This

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