What is HELP for families to cope with Death and Dying?
• HOPE means to believe in something, even when fears and doubt seem to take over. Hope in a cure, hope in pain control, and hope for love from another will help sustain you for the trials you face. • EXPRESS is to speak our minds with heart-felt conviction, to tell those we love, especially a loved one who is facing death and dying, that we love them, and will miss them when he or she is gone. Forgive and seek forgiveness from your loved one. Talk from your heart, express the truth and this will bring you closer to your loved one than you ever thought possible. • LIVE is to do more than exist day to day – it is to grow and mature as you and your loved one face more challenges than you may have thought possible. • PROMISE is to be there for your loved one until the end. This means to be present fully, not only physically but emotionally and spiritually as well. If you cannot be present at the moment of death, be there fully when you are present. You should not be embarrassed about runn
