P1005 | SPANISH The Active Dying Process: What to Expect and How You Can Comfort Your Loved One

For our Spanish-speaking patients and their loved ones, we have translated our Active Dying Process Pocket Guide.  The active dying phase can be a tender or confusing time as loved ones gather to “sit vigil” during the time with a patient is actively dying, and the pressure upon team members to explain symptoms, as well as predict when a patient will die, is often intense.  There are two phases which arise prior to the actual time of death: the "pre-active phase of dying," and the "active phase of dying." On average, the pre-active phase of dying may last approximately two weeks, while on average, the active phase of dying lasts about three days. This is a time of questions for the loved ones, who may be too exhausted, distracted, or grief stricken to read an entire booklet, such as our Nature Gave Us Butterflies booklet.  Our answer to this emotional need for families has been to condense the beloved Nature Gave Us Butterflies booklet into this handy Pocket Guide to leave with the fam