Thanks Tian for such an interesting article and for giving us a chance to reflect on what it means to “listen” to someone.
There are so many different ways to listen to someone, especially at the end of life. When the voice weakens, body language, facial expressions and sometimes silence all become so much more important.
I remember reading and loving a very insightful book on this topic, a long time ago, called: Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley and I strongly recommend it.
Has anyone else read it?