The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

by Hadley Vlahos

“You’re going to have to give up your ideal life in order to live the life planned for you. You’re going to have to give up your sorority, your college life, and this path you’re currently on.”

When the time comes, we all want the same things: care, comfort, and connection.

I knew without knowing that Elizabeth was gone. Although it’s hard to explain, this shift is one that every hospice nurse and person who has witnessed a death has experienced—the tangible shift in the air in that moment when a person leaves their body.