The doctor was halfway through his night shift when one of his patients began to behave in a most peculiar way…he could see him slowly regaining consciousness and becoming increasingly alert…as if he had regained his energy. Yes, Rolf was staring intently at the foot of his bed…and then he started talking to an invisible […]

So many times I’ve heard the phrases, “Never give up” and “Justice needs to be served.” The FBI, now having more than 30,000 employees (affectionately referred to as “G-men”), recently celebrated its 100th anniversary as a national security agency. And looking look back over the years at some of the cold cases in their files, […]

Terminally ill patients sometimes speak, or claim to have spoken, to people who have already died. Or they see, or have seen, places not presently accessible or visible to you. Yes, they may hear the voice of a deceased relative…sense their presence or appear to see an apparition…feel their touch and sometimes even smell their […]

“I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them, be with them when their end comes close. Sit with them – you don’t even have to talk. You don’t have to do anything but really be there with them.” ~ Dr. Elisabeth […]

Cora was so thankful that Hospice had prepared her for what she could expect in her husband’s dying… So she wasn’t alarmed when she noticed that during the transition (active) phase of his dying, Parker had lost control of his bladder and bowels as the muscles in that area began to relax. The nurse had […]

Before I continue to share more changes you can expect in a dying loved one, let me just say that when moments are quickly disappearing, a gift the dying make to the living is, “Enjoy the moment.” Yes, never is it more apparent to us that we must enjoy the time we have (the time […]

In my last Blog post I talked about how the body cools as it nears death. Here are more changes you can expect as your beloved prepares for the final stage of life: Due in part to changes in metabolism, your loved one may seem to be confused about the time, place, and identity of […]

Family members, who spend the last moments with a dying loved one and want to feel less stressed so they can focus on “being there”, sometimes want to know how the body prepares itself for the final stage of life. Over several Blog posts I’ll share many of the changes you can expect: Due in […]

“Those who have the strength and the love to sit with a dying patient in the silence that goes beyond words will know that this moment is neither frightening nor painful, but a peaceful cessation of the functioning of the body.” ~ Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend […]

On December 26, 1996, 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado (USA). It makes me shudder to know it was her father, John, who found her strangled and beaten body (no father should ever have to experience that)…and then to have to live for the next […]