10 Survivor Stories - Role of Spirituality

Hear of a few more resources that can put end of life in perspective and be a support to survivors and their families.

Learn about "the tasks of mourning" as they are a part of the normal grief process.

Hear how a person's spirituality can help them find a meaning in the end of life.

Listen to a list of the most common physical signs that a body may be approaching death.

Learn some of the symptoms one might encounter when nearing the end of their life. Understanding these symptoms is important to ensure comfort and support.

Learn the logistics of Medicaid and hear from Linda, a cancer survivor, about her experience.

Listen to Lupe, a hospice nurse, talk through the last few months of life and explain that comfort should be the number one priority.

Hear a support group talk through the decision of ending aggressive treatment and learn the importance of palliative care and support at this time.

Listen to Darrel, a cancer survivor, explain how anxiety affected his life and what he did to deal with it.

Hear the narrator explain that persons who are dying are also still living and should maintain hope.