Death & Dying

A Good Dying is offering comfort around the often challenging subject of dying and death. It is a subject easily associated with deep feelings. With painful experiences. With being an uncharted territory. When we are facing these challenges, quotations from wise ones can bring us the comfort of short

Getting close to death and dying can be scary in our culture.  Whether we have been given only a few months to live. Whether we would like to approach the subject of dying, but don’t know where to start. Whether it is just time to deal with our fears

Falling (and breaking a hip or an arm) is sometimes one of the first signs that we are starting to move into the direction of death. It can be one of the stages of dying. The other two angels who might visit us are a heart attack and pneumonia. All these

Death now is very close. All the signs of death are here. The moment we have awaited for so long. The moment we have dreaded for so long. The moment we feared so much. The moment we were ready for. So ready. Some Signs of Death Amongst the signs

There are two phases which arise prior to the actual time of death: the “pre-active phase of dying,” and the “active phase of dying.” On average, the pre-active phase of dying may last approximately two weeks, while on average, the active phase of dying lasts about three days. We

Prayers for the dying can be such a comfort at the end of life: for the dying ones and their family members, as well as friends and caregivers. When we get closer to death, we have a tendency to remember our childhood faith and our childhood prayers. We often

Completion: The Five Final Tasks It is good to experience a sense of completion before we die. To know that we have said what we needed to say. What we wanted to say. We can actually experience the various physical stages of dying more fully, when we have that

We have already come so far on our journey towards death. Such an important journey. Yet there is still more to travel towards death. Luckily, we have our check in posts a few weeks before death. We have our symptoms of dying. A road map…. Sort of.   Because everyone’s

Some of the stages of dying start to be discernible a few months to a month before death occurs. That is when for many of us our journey into dying begins to become more apparent.    Some of us start feeling less active. We rest more. Doze more. Dream

What Signs of Approaching Death Can We Expect A Few Days Before Death? Our journey into dying is moving closer to its final destination. There are more signs of approaching death. We are down to a few days.   Just a few more days to be in this particular body