#238 From the Archives: What Does Active Dying Look Like?(Originally aired April 2023) – Julie McFadden, aka Hospice Nurse Julie
One of my most listened-to episodes, with Hospice Nurse Julie. Tune in to hear Julie, in her characteristic practical and charismatic way, describe what really happens when we die. Key to know: we rarely die like we do in the movies. Instead, the body shuts down gradually. In this classic BLBD episode, this experienced hospice nurse walks us through what that process actually looks like. My hope is that it encourages you to say what you want to say now — today — because as someone nears the end, you can’t count on long conversations or even a moment when they are lucid to say what truly…
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