What the Dying Want Us to Know

Just read this article and found it so interesting I had to share it. This is written by a person who is a hospice chaplain, so I'd say it's solid information. I was surprised by the first item -- needing to be touched. But it makes sense once it's explained.

What People Who Are Dying Want You to Know

"I long to be held," she said, and her voice cracked and broke."
OK, now I'm bawling. There is one deceased person in particular I'd love to have the chance to hold, right now.
The pain. The pain. The pain.