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No One Has To Die Alone

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No One Has to Die Alone gets death and dying out of the closet and on to the Dining Room Table. I read Dr. Lani Leary’s book in 2012 when my Aunt Judy was diagnosed with a terminal illness. It’s is one of those books you read and know you are forever changed. This book will empower you to support a loved one at the end of their life. Shortly after my Aunt was diagnosed I really wanted to call her but I really didn’t know how to handle such a delicate conversation. What do I say? What don’t I say? Should I be positive or realistic. Will she want visitors? What do I write on the card and what do I say to my cousin? This was unfamiliar territory I was so vulnerable. I kept asking myself what would I want? I wonder if you will KNOW how to handle this situation if the time comes. Maybe you already have. Dr. Leary has worked for over 30 years as a psychotherapist. She's a Chaplain in the intensive care unit of a hospital, a counselor in 8 hospices across the US and is a ...