Learning How to Let Go: Simple Answers about Hospice and End of Life Care

by Mary Beth Willi

Care for the dying, is the subject surrounding Mary Beth Willi's short booklet about what to expect towards the end of life. This iis a fantastic tool for those with loved ones in hospice or receiving palliative care. Her booklet can be ordered here as a download single version, or is available for bulk purchase too. It is great for Home Hospice Nurses, as a leave behind.Her insight will touch you like few people ever have.Mary Beth Willi, is an LPN, who found her calling in hospice care. She is a near death experience (NDE) survivor as well. Over the past 10 years, Mary Beth has gained tremendous insight into the process we all must take to get to the other side. She has quietly become ‘famous’ on 4 continents where her small booklet is used to help both the dying, and their loved ones, better understand the final journey to the other side.Her expertise is like no other. Her message of ‘Learning How To Let Go’ crosses all faiths.Mary Beth has answers that all of us wish to understand. She isn’t a channeller, nor a psychic; she doesn’t talk to the dead. Mary Beth is a coach, a counselor to individuals who are near death and their loved ones. She’s learned how to help people come to grips with the ‘Life Review’ process, and help them move peacefully into the light that awaits us all.Mary Beth’s topic is immediately one which raises eyebrows, until you hear her speak. She is developing her next book with us and has documented over 50 incredible stories of patients who have ‘passed over’ in unique ways that will have you to glued to her writings and teachings. Her workshops have stunned hospital staff and administrators into rethinking how hospitals relate to caring for patients who are near death.Most importantly, her message to those of us among the living, are the easy adjustments we can all make in our lives, and the process of life review we all must go through whether it be sudden death, suicide, or simply passing away at home.Mary Beth Willi is a salt of the earth, matter of fact, woman, with a husband of 30 years, and a mother to 6 children.

54 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Misty Ramirez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful and interesting

This book has a lot of insight and I find very helpful in understanding what my patients are going through and how I can help them and help their families to accept the process and find peace. I have been a nurse for over 14 years but I am new to hospice nursing. I have unexpectedly found that hospice nursing is my passion and what I was meant for! I love being a nurse again! ❤️
I can relate to so many things in this book that I have seen in the last few months and a lot of what is said in this book makes sense.

[Della · Rating 3 out of 5]

How to let go

While I felt the book had good information, it also felt that the author was angry at the family surrounding the dying person. I question a few of the statements like the patients had to go through a "life review". I could have interpreted that from my on feelings. But does it happen for everyone? Wish I could say the writer left me feeling more confident, she did not.

[Judith Shuman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a gift!

As a former labor and delivery room nurse and Lamaze teacher and now a hospice nurse, this book is gift for family and hospice nurses. In a very gentle and honest manner the reader is provided the knowledge and understanding to guide their loved one in the sacred process of death.

[Juanita M Goyette · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an ok conversation

No matter how much I try, nobody will talk about this stuff. Please people, sometimes the best way to help is to just Listen and and provide information, as available.

[Diane Gribschaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet

Took me less than half an hour to read, but gives a good overview of the stages of death and what to expect.

[Terri Nayman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Facts about dying

Short and to the point. Helpful guide. A very reassuring roadmap that tells where you are on the journey and what to expect.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informational

This book is well written. A must read for nursing students. Also family's of dying patients. There is a need for this information.

[Manuel Aranas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Packs a lot of information. Must read.

Very informative book. Will take you from the start and ending of the dying process. Must read. Knowing what happens when we leave this world tells us that dying is temporary because we we are going to move on with our lives eternally.

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I keep it next to my bed, read it regularly and have a stack of copies on hand all the time. I have shared it with dozens of people. I am a psychologist and hospice volunteer. When my father was dying, hospice gave us some copies. Our family cherished its directness, sweet and simple from-the-heart writing style, sensitivity, humbleness, and respect. The physical dying process is described to a t and with each death I witness, it teaches me more. It addresses spirituality in a way that transcends religion. Mary Beth Willi has been a great blessing to me, my family and friends and all the hospice patients I have had the honor to assist. Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and read this book.

[Melinda Warren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read!

Very helpful For The family and the nursing professional. Would highly recommend it going into hospice and palliative care profession. M Warren RN