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The Dangerous Myth of a Good Death

Placing expectations on the dying can cause real harm

Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable. ~ Mary Oliver As a pediatric oncology nurse, I saw more than my fair share of death. My dying patients were children — some infants, some toddlers, some teens — all … Continue reading

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 How we die is, truthfully, the most important conversation we are not having.

- Michael Hebb
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