Quote by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Those who have the strength and the love to sit with a dying patient in the silence that goes beyond words will know that this moment is neither frightening nor painful, but a peaceful cessation of the functioning of the body.

Those who have the strength and the love to sit with a dying

Topics: death By Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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