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“I had the distinct pleasure of reading The Final Journey—Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaisnavas. I found it very simple, informative, and appropriate for both devotees and non-devotees alike. As a Hospice Physician and Medical Director, I strongly recommend this book to families of terminally ill patients as well as to hospice professionals.”

—Dr. Thiruvalam P. Indira, M.D
 

“If someone is physically, emotionally, and mentally pain free, has other symptoms well managed, and is rightly situated spiritually, he will experience an auspicious, most glorious passing away.” So affirms Susan Pattinson, RN (Sangita devi dasi) in The Final Journey—Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaisnavas, where she gives relevant information for the care of the dying gained from years of practice as a hospice nurse and practice of sadhana bhakti under Srila Prabhupada, her spiritual master. Indeed, the book is a veritable ‘gold mine’ of valuable information. Her presentation, showing how the aforesaid can be realized, is exhaustive and profoundly sensitive. Painstakingly she indicates how hospice care for certain terminally ill can facilitate that glorious death for which all Vaisnavas aspire.”

—Sarah Caner Schofield, Ph.D.
(Saranagati-devi dasi),
Former Director of Volunteers,
Albert Einstein Medical Center Hospice
 

“Death is a prominent subject matter in Krishna conscious philosophy, since it is our chance to go back to Godhead. Yet, the actual process of dying is an uncomfortable topic that we tend to keep at a respectful distance. The Final Journey—Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaisnavas is the first of its kind in ISKCON. It is a much-needed, simple, and practical guide to care of the terminally ill from a Vaisnava perspective. Drawing on the author’s extensive experience as a hospice registered nurse, the book provides a wealth of detailed information. The author’s area of expertise is allopathic pain management for the terminally ill, and she argues convincingly that a drug’s long-term effect on a dying body is moot, while greater comfort increases the ability to hear and chant. Alternatives are provided as well. This books takes the reader step-by-step through the entire process, and there is no doubt that it is an invaluable resource for everyone.”

—Dharini Dasi,
MA-Applied Sociology,
Attorney at Law
 

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