Today's Guest Writer is Susan Alfano,
Editor of Nurse Barb's Daily Dose
It’s hard to lose a parent when they die. Old or young – what does it matter – they still brought you into the world and made you who you are.
For most of us it takes a while to process – it just doesn’t seem to make any sense.
I've been privileged to be present for many people as they make their final transition at the end of their lives. It's been a gift to listen as people review their lives, their contributions, their dreams, goals, loves, regrets and many of the issues they're working on.
As a hospice nurse said to me once, Dying is Hard Work. I just read this amazing article on a special kind of talk therapy for people at the end of life. It's worth reading and makes perfect sense to me.
