"On earth there is no heaven,

but there are pieces of it."

                      Jules Renard

It was a beautiful summer day, with a warm breeze blowing through the leaves of the trees and birds chirping on the branches, a...

In a society where we are so separated from death in daily life, with most people either dying in the hospital or in a nursing facility, we are, as a result, also separated from how to be with those who are dying. In addition, dying is no longer seen as a natural part...