Penny Smith

If I said to you, I heard your dad died. I am so sorry. I have just given you the opportunity to approach a really difficult subject because you know, I'm not going to shy away from it by using a euphemism. I'm calling it what it is. So it really lets people know that I'm here for you and I'll talk to you about this. I'm ready to go there with you.

If I said to you, I heard your dad died. I am so sorry. I have just given you the opportunity to approach a really difficult subject because you know, I'm not going to shy away from it by using a euphemism. I'm calling it what it is. So it really lets people know that I'm here for you and I'll talk to you about this. I'm ready to go there with you.

If I said to you, I heard your dad died. I am so sorry. I have just given you the opportunity to approach a really difficult subject because you know, I'm not going to shy away from it by using a euphemism. I'm calling it what it is. So it really lets people know that I'm here for you and I'll talk to you about this. I'm ready to go there with you.

Yeah, I don't know. I don't know what that would be. And interestingly, Barbara Carnes, who is a hospice pioneer who's written a ton of literature about death and dying, says that there's no such thing as dying. We're born and then we die and everything in between is life. It's living. And it's true. I mean, it really is. But I don't know of any other way to describe approaching death than dying.

Yeah, I don't know. I don't know what that would be. And interestingly, Barbara Carnes, who is a hospice pioneer who's written a ton of literature about death and dying, says that there's no such thing as dying. We're born and then we die and everything in between is life. It's living. And it's true. I mean, it really is. But I don't know of any other way to describe approaching death than dying.

Yeah, I don't know. I don't know what that would be. And interestingly, Barbara Carnes, who is a hospice pioneer who's written a ton of literature about death and dying, says that there's no such thing as dying. We're born and then we die and everything in between is life. It's living. And it's true. I mean, it really is. But I don't know of any other way to describe approaching death than dying.

that would be universally understood.

that would be universally understood.

that would be universally understood.

Yeah. And if you think about it too, it doesn't matter what the word is, it still is what it is. And so I think it's important to use the terms that are more generally known worldwide, like died, dying, death, dead, than to use other words. Because it doesn't change what it was. It still is what it is. They're still dying. They're still dead.

Yeah. And if you think about it too, it doesn't matter what the word is, it still is what it is. And so I think it's important to use the terms that are more generally known worldwide, like died, dying, death, dead, than to use other words. Because it doesn't change what it was. It still is what it is. They're still dying. They're still dead.

Yeah. And if you think about it too, it doesn't matter what the word is, it still is what it is. And so I think it's important to use the terms that are more generally known worldwide, like died, dying, death, dead, than to use other words. Because it doesn't change what it was. It still is what it is. They're still dying. They're still dead.

So calling it something else doesn't change what happened. But people, again, are so afraid to talk about death and dying, they don't even want to use those words.

So calling it something else doesn't change what happened. But people, again, are so afraid to talk about death and dying, they don't even want to use those words.

So calling it something else doesn't change what happened. But people, again, are so afraid to talk about death and dying, they don't even want to use those words.

Yeah, I could see that for people like us who believe that there is something more, but then there are lots of people who don't. They do think dead is the final thing. Right, right. And I don't think passed away is necessarily any better. Like passed away to where, you know? I would almost think transitioning is good when they're transitioning.

Yeah, I could see that for people like us who believe that there is something more, but then there are lots of people who don't. They do think dead is the final thing. Right, right. And I don't think passed away is necessarily any better. Like passed away to where, you know? I would almost think transitioning is good when they're transitioning.

Yeah, I could see that for people like us who believe that there is something more, but then there are lots of people who don't. They do think dead is the final thing. Right, right. And I don't think passed away is necessarily any better. Like passed away to where, you know? I would almost think transitioning is good when they're transitioning.

Moving on, moved on, which then again begs the question, where are they moving on to? But yeah, I don't think there's other terminology that's better for, generally speaking, everybody that could really speak to what it is. I mean, we know that there's death, people die, and it's the end of their body. You know, and then we think there's something beyond that.

Moving on, moved on, which then again begs the question, where are they moving on to? But yeah, I don't think there's other terminology that's better for, generally speaking, everybody that could really speak to what it is. I mean, we know that there's death, people die, and it's the end of their body. You know, and then we think there's something beyond that.