Question: What do we do if the dying person has no faith in God or anything else? Answer:    Basically, we avoid trying to convince the person to become an instant believer.  Instead, we try to find out what, if not God or other religious symbols, moves the dying person beyond him or herself into a...

On our last webinar, February 11, we answered the following question: What is the best way to “keep it together” while serving a dying person? How do you not let your emotions get in the way? Answer: You don’t necessarily need to “keep it together” at all. Please realize that both you and the dying person...

We’re initiating this blog on death and dying by addressing one of the most common circumstances we run into when talking with people about a person nearing the death transition. The question is a variation on the following: “My father is in his last stages and doesn’t want to talk about funeral and burial arrangements,...