Balance Quote by DEAN MAFAKO, M.D

“Our society has tried to make death invisible, thinking that if we ignore it long enough it will go away. Often we as family…

— Megory Anderson

“Without guidance and support for patients and families approaching death, there may be unnecessary conflict, confusion, and trauma that linger long after the passing…

— Lisa J. Shultz

“Suffice it to say, we were horrified by the entire concept of dying, even if we weren't the ones with the death sentence.”

— Tosca Lee

No doubt many people have the feeling that to talk about death at all is, in effect, to conjure it up mentally, to bring…

— Raymond Moody

“I have never feared death. Never had in mind it existed. The last few days have taught me the most important lesson of my…

— Anonymous

“It behooves me to remember as I advance in age that death is an inevitable part of the life cycle rather than a medical…

— Lisa J. Shultz

“Death comes for all of us. For us, for our patients: it is our fate as living, breathing, metabolizing organisms. Most lives are lived…

— Paul Kalanithi

“I believe it’s imperative to bring the light of support and knowledge to patients and families when death is approaching.”

— Lisa J. Shultz

Awareness of death is the very bedrock of the entire path. Until you have developed this awareness, all other practices are obstructed.

— Dalai Lama

“We, who should know better, reinforce every patient's desire to hide from the reality of his own mortality.”

— Michael J. Collins

“I do not fear death. I resent it. Everything must die, apparently, and I am no exception. But I want to be consulted. You…

— Tom Robbins

“The only way to be comfortable with death is to understand and see yourself as something bigger than yourself; to choose values that stretch…

— Mark Manson