In my years as a hospice volunteer and then as a chaplain I've been fortunate to meet so many remarkable people. I will tell you that when I began this work back in the 1990's I could not have imagined how much my world view would change thanks to what people shared with me and what I witnessed. As a human being I am comforted by what I have learned. Having stepped down from my role with Hospice I felt it my responsibility to share some of this. At this time in my life I do not consider myself retired but rather repurposed. If some of what I share helps to ease someones sadness, fear or anxiety then so much the better….
Some interesting links related to Death & Dying:
NPR Interview with Dr. Bruce Greyson
Re-thinking Death: What happens when we die
Teacher Drowns
NDE of Nancy Rynes
NDE of Jeffery Olsen
Dreams, Visions of the Dying
NDE of Dr Mary Neal
NDE Research Foundation
Evidence of the Afterlife- Dr. Long
Is There Life after Death? Fifty Years of Research at UVA