The 11th Hour is a time in a person’s life when death is imminent. The body dies when it is ready, and there is labor and work to prepare for the end of life. The changes the body goes through as it prepares to die can take weeks, days, hours, or minutes.
Sometimes people can control their end of life: waiting for that phone call, that visit, or to say words that have been too long in saying. Eventually, death comes.
Hospice had been a gift to me when I had not seen death before. Barbara Karnes, RN, has been referred to as a Hospice pioneer. Her booklet, “Gone From My Sight”, was given to me so many years ago and remains a popular item families can rely on for reassurance that what they are witnessing is a normal part of dying. The presence of Hospice nurses or a quick phone call with a Hospice nurse or social worker helped my sister and me during this really tough time and, shortly afterward, when our dad was dying, we found the booklet once again to be a reliable tool as we watched him go through his work of dying.
Find Barbara Karnes' book here:
https://bkbooks.com
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Reach me at kathy@whilewerestillhere.com
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