Books:
90 Minutes in Heaven: My True Story by Don Piper
A Dog’s Journey: A Novel by W. Bruce Cameron
A Dog’s Purpose: A Novel for Humans by W. Bruce Cameron
All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice by Carolyn Jaffe and Carol H Erhlich
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O’Donohue
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Caregiving without Regrets by Dr. Vicki Rackner
Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life by Ira Byock, M.D.
Facing Death and Finding Hope: A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying by Christine Longaker
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
Hospice Voices: Lessons for Living at the End of Life by Eric Lindner
How to Talk with Sick, Dying and Griveing People: When there are No Magic Words to Say by Patrick Shawn Riecke
Lessons from the Dying by Rodney Smith
Listening is an Act of Love Edited by Dave Isay
She Came to Live Out Loud by M. MacPherson
The Art of Dying Well by Katy Butler
The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel by Garth Stein
The Conversation by Angelo Volandes
The Final Act of Living: Reflections of a Longtime Hospice Nurse by Barbara Karnes, RN
The Good Death by M. Webb
The Hospice Choice: In Pursuit of a Peaceful Death by M.E. Lattanzi-Licht, et al
The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying by DeSpelder and A.L. Strickland
The 36-Hour Day by Nancy L. Mace, MA and Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
When Evening Comes by Christine Andreae
Readings:
Diary of a New Hospice Volunteer by Lizzy Miles
https://www.pallimed.org/2018/01/diary-of-new-hospice-volunteer.html
Don’t ask a dying man if he wants bacon or sausage by Lizzy Miles
https://www.pallimed.org/2018/06/dont-ask-dying-man-if-he-wants-bacon-or.html
End-of-life Learning from the Philosophy of Ninjas by Lizzy Miles
https://www.pallimed.org/2018/07/ninjutsu-for-hospice-patient.html
FAQ for New Hospice Volunteers: 15 Simple Questions You’re Afraid to Ask by Lizzy Miles
https://www.pallimed.org/2016/11/faq-for-new-hospice-volunteers-15.html
LGBTQ at the End-of-Life: Needs and Challenges by Vivian Lam
https://www.pallimed.org/2017/11/lgbtq-at-end-of-life-needs-and.html
We Don’t Know Death: 7 Assumptions We Make about Dying by Lizzy Miles
https://www.pallimed.org/2014/08/we-dont-know-death-7-assumptions-we.html
The Emotions of the Dying by Lizzy Miles
https://www.pallimed.org/2017/12/the-emotions-of-dying.html