From Kevin: I found these simple yet profound words of wisdom on the Hospice Hawaii Web site. They were attributed to Dr. Ira Byock, the director of palliative medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. Say what matters… “I forgive you.” “Please forgive me.” “I love you.” “Thank You.” “Goodbye.” Dr. Byock is the author of “The Four Things That Matter Most.” He was on an NPR program called, “Making Plans for the Last Chapter of Life” along with another expert (Dr. Sherwin Nuland) on end-of-life issues. The program is a spirited discussion about dying well. Dr. Byock says in the program that “dying is a part of living.” Saying goodbye is an important part of the dying process, but it’s accomplished in different ways.

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