tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258838496077788880.post8726357040742386260..comments2020-08-01T05:23:22.668-07:00Comments on Guidance Through Death: How I came to be interested in this time of lifeGuidance Through Deathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13661529282628013281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258838496077788880.post-61993767485137682702012-06-10T02:50:49.581-07:002012-06-10T02:50:49.581-07:00Dear Michelle, I see you have become a friend of t...Dear Michelle, I see you have become a friend of this site. I am very happy you have reached out in support and interest. You may have read my recent comments that due to my unfamiliarity with this process I did discovered your friendship. If you wish it would mean a great deal to me to know a little of your interest. I was recently interviewed on Public Radio. Perhaps you would like to listen at http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2012/06/06/26828/facing-death-the-story-of-project-nightlight/ <br />CassandraGuidance Through Deathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661529282628013281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258838496077788880.post-4045939909626568812012-06-10T02:30:50.032-07:002012-06-10T02:30:50.032-07:00I am very sad to have missed your comment. Please ...I am very sad to have missed your comment. Please let me know what happened for you both. Steps: come near, touch, hold, soothe, reassure. Look deeply to speak to her way inside. Know she hears. When it gets close say, "It is OK to go". "You did the very best you could do." If you can, tell her you love her. Just say the words. Tell her you are sorry you could not be more loving, but it was very difficult for you.Guidance Through Deathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661529282628013281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258838496077788880.post-89323626849445860312011-10-06T05:36:16.322-07:002011-10-06T05:36:16.322-07:00I need very simple steps to help my mother, esp wh...I need very simple steps to help my mother, esp when we had difficult feelings between us. I am too stressed to read a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258838496077788880.post-33946353793278207532011-09-25T23:03:32.414-07:002011-09-25T23:03:32.414-07:00Dear Cassandra, Just reading your aricle has helpe...Dear Cassandra, Just reading your aricle has helpe me already, but I lost my own mother at the age of 62 & I was here primary caregiver. Wish I had known some of these things, although I think some come natural if a family member is already close.What prompted my search tonight, is trying to find out, when is an appropriate time to call an extended family member when they are dying of cancer. (probly not ever)She has a loving husband & hospice.We are in another state.Any suggestions??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com