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I had been asked to apply for a job as a Hospice chaplain, and was sitting in the interview wondering when they would realize I had no real experience and they had made a mistake. “Now we’ll do a case study” was the signal for the end, or so I thought. “What would you do if … ” asked the social worker. My response—blank. Then I had a thought, which included telling the mother of the patient she should get professional help, and probably medication. Even I knew that was wrong. Finally (it felt like hours, it was just micro-seconds) I thought, “What would Peggy do?” I got the job.
Six years of hospice work later, I am still in awe of the inspiration and vision knowing Peggy brings to my work and my life.
What will this book give you?
- A context for living, not just surviving, in the presence of the transition we call death.
- A wide base of knowledge, and the resultant power to make informed decisions.
- An opportunity to share the wisdom of one who has walked where—or very near where—you are or will walk.
- A balance of practical, spiritual and emotional stories and wisdom that will guide, encourage and sustain you if you let it.
The topic of this book is not easy, but it is essential. As one doctor
friend of mine is fond of saying: “Life is a sexually transmitted
condition that always proves fatal.” My response, thanks to knowing
Peggy, is “Death is a life-giving opportunity if you know how to
prepare for it.”
The Rev. Kevin Yell