Best Life Best Death

#215 Denial, Meaning, and Holding on at the End of Life – Barbara Karnes, RN, Hospice Nurse, Author, Long-time End-of-Life Educator


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Ahh, denial. We all have it at times. How does denial play a role at the end of life? As BK says, “We’re a death-denying society, and we carry this denial inside on a level that I don’t know that we’re even aware of.” Combine that denial with the fact that caring for someone at the end of life is different than caring for someone who’s going to get better. Where can we find healing when the body can no longer be healed? When we’ve done the best we can, but we can’t fix the physical body, how do we have some quality time? And, why do people hold on at the end? This excellent conversation with Barbara Karnes, RN, explores denial, letting go, caregiving, finding meaning, and holding on. 


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