Comments on: What to Read to the Terminally Ill http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/what-to-read-to-the-terminally-ill/ Advice for Dying and Death - When Sympathy Isnt Enough Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Laura http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/what-to-read-to-the-terminally-ill/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Laura Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:33:11 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/wordpress/advice/what-to-read-to-the-terminally-ill/#comment-361 When I am dying, for gods sakes, please do not read me anything about the ship or the bible or any other thing you think I might like to hear. Ask me what I want to hear. Maybe I want to talk about sports. Maybe I want to hear something super funny, like a George Carlin book. maybe I want to watch some old sitcoms on DVD. If I have reached a point where I can't tell you what I want to hear, then ask my family or friends what would make me happy. Dont assume, ok? When I am dying, for gods sakes, please do not read me anything about the ship or the bible or any other thing you think I might like to hear.

Ask me what I want to hear. Maybe I want to talk about sports. Maybe I want to hear something super funny, like a George Carlin book. maybe I want to watch some old sitcoms on DVD.

If I have reached a point where I can’t tell you what I want to hear, then ask my family or friends what would make me happy. Dont assume, ok?

]]> By: Hal http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/what-to-read-to-the-terminally-ill/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Hal Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:42:07 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/wordpress/advice/what-to-read-to-the-terminally-ill/#comment-363 Another option: books on tape (or CDs). Any caregiver can get these recorded books from public libraries. They turn off automatically. Another option: books on tape (or CDs). Any caregiver can get these recorded books from public libraries. They turn off automatically.

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