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Creating a Sacred Environment for the Dying
In pre-civil war days dying happened at home. It was a community event involving family, neighbors, children, and pets. The church bells in the town would ring announcing the death. In today’s American culture death occurs in hospitals, hospice, nursing homes, and long-term care. Most individuals, when asked, would prefer to die at home. The…
The Bookends of Life : Birth and Death
Birth and death are both profound and sacred transitions in life. Life is what happens in the middle. As a child I remember my mother returning from work as a nurse. She would announce when her patient died and always added “but the nursery is full. “That was my introduction to the circle of life.…