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In Signposts of Dying: What You Need to Know, learn about the unique language and behaviors of people at end of life. Signposts is short, sweet, filled with practical information to guide and help you recognize signature aspects of the dying process.
SUZANNE B. O’BRIEN, RN – FOUNDER
Barbara Karnes, RN
While at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, Hospice Pioneer Barbara Karnes noticed that each death was following a near identical script. Each person was going through the stages of death in almost the same manner and most families came to her with similar questions. These realizations led Barbara to sit down and write Gone From My Sight, “The Little Blue Book” that changed the hospice industry.
Gone From My Sight is the original, and remains the most widely used, patient/family educational booklet on the signs of approaching death. It has been in print continuously since 1985 and has sold over 40 million copies world wide. With its publication and distribution, Barbara created one of the most important tools in the end of life movement today.
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