“ Life is a simple straight line between birth and death. The problem is you only realize it at the end of the line. Debasish Mridha
“ Oh! Death! You are the savior of life.You are the shelter of life.You are the destination of life.You are the beginning and the end of life.You are the center of the circle of life. Debasish Mridha
“ Być może całe życie jest zaledwie długim przygotowaniem do chwili, w której się z nim rozstajemy. John Banville
“ Death is a vast mystery, but there are two things we can layabout it: It is absolutely certain that we will die, and it is uncertain when or how we will die. The only surety we have, then, is this unc… Sogyal Rinpoche
“ Ted, he said, when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live? I decided I'm going to live-or at least try to live-the way I w… Mitch Albom
“ In the kitchen, her family nibbled Helen’s lemon squares. Melanie urged brownies on the nurses. Take these, she told Lorraine. We can’t eat them all, but Helen won’t stop baking.Sweetheart, Lorraine s… Allegra Goodman
“ I thought that nothing enormously bad or good had happened to me during my life. All the normal things had occurred. I had lived a completely unremarkable life. I wanted only my home, and the love and… Michael Zadoorian
“ After all these years, his best friend is malaria.Even on the brink of an Alaska summer, it comes calling: a bone-deep chill one night, a ministry of sweat the next. Calling him back to old battles. Louis Bayard
“ Know this: even if you’re like us and still doddering around above ground, someone out there from your past is probably pretty sure that you’re dead by now. (p.125 ) Michael Zadoorian
“ This is exactly the sort of thing that makes traveling wonderful for me, the reason I defied everyone. The two of us together like we have always been, not saying anything, not doing anything special,… Michael Zadoorian
“ Last Comforts” was born when one nagging question kept arising early in my journey as a hospice volunteer. Why were people coming into hospice care so late in the course of their illness? That questio… Ellen Rand
“ Without guidance and support for patients and families approaching death, there may be unnecessary conflict, confusion, and trauma that linger long after the passing of a loved one. Lisa J. Shultz
“ I believe it’s imperative to bring the light of support and knowledge to patients and families when death is approaching. Lisa J. Shultz
“ What would I have wanted to say if I had had the opportunity to see him one more time? I would like to think that I would have kept it simple and said, “I love you,” then just held his hand in silence… Lisa J. Shultz
“ A paradigm shift of viewing palliative care or hospice as a gift instead of seeing it as giving up has the potential to change the way we experience advanced age. Lisa J. Shultz
“ When I reflect on the stories of death supported by hospice care and contrast it with our story depicting an absence of support, I find myself dealing with envy and anger. I have channeled those emoti… Lisa J. Shultz
