holding

There is a letting go that one must embrace during the dying process. At some point attachment to this physical world and all those we love diminishes, and we lean into the next stage of our soul's evolution. The soul leaving planet earth is not alone. Their family and friends must also face the ultimate surrender when they witness the inevitable decline of their beloved.

Illustrations © Barbara J Holzapfel

Our desperation to save our loved one and avoid the ultimate separation, pitted against the desire to provide compassionate, supportive palliative care, takes place on the final battle ground.. the death bed.

The ultimate question; how do we hold their hand without holding them back?