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

Wisdom

Wisdom

There is no right or wrong way to die

There is no right or wrong way to die

After 10 years working to help people in their dying process, I think there is no right was or wrong way to die. All we really have is the love and memories we share. Love is bigger than regret, bigger than fear. Not every sorrow is comforted,

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Every breath we exhale

Every breath we exhale

Every breath we inhale sustain our life, Every breath we exhale is a joy to our soul. Saadi(1258)

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I wished I knew her better

I wished I knew her better

I lost my mother in-law this past week. She died suddenly and lives in another province. It was difficult for my husband to lose his mother but for me I had wished I knew her better. If only we visited her more often or talked to her

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I grew up living with my grandparents

I grew up living with my grandparents

Death is a part of us living to understand that family and friends move beyond. I grew up living with my grandparents in a culture that I was born to that taught me to respect my elders & to take care of them. When they died especially

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Hope and despair, joy and sorrow

Hope and despair, joy and sorrow

He died in my arms, and that is how I learned about death, about life and about caring for others at the end of life. Now, I am palliative myself – not dying, not now. I’m in that in between space, where you would never peg me

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Love and miss you both

Love and miss you both

Hi Mom and Dad This is a great opportunity for me to say I have no regrets when you both gave your last breath as I stood by your bedside. I said “I love you” & that stays with me forever. I say those 3 words to

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We can do even better

We can do even better

Mom; Because of the way you died, I promise to help make others feel valued, loved, protected, and not alone. Missing you. We can do even better

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Carry forward these teachings

Carry forward these teachings

The Creator knows our path in life long before we were born. We just need to embrace that and recognize that there is a greater plan for us. Journeying with people is a gift… I never truly understood or embraced this until I walked the path with

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A sacred journey

A sacred journey

Living and dying is a sacred journey – to work with others on the journey is an honour – a path we all follow. Best done with others in love – in comparisons life in communication. Thank you Creator.

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Explore the value in our lives through our deaths

Explore the value in our lives through our deaths

Our lives are so rich and living in our dying is no exception. We must continue to offer opportunity to explore the value in our lives through our deaths.

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