Best book I have read on the journey to death
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I recommend this book to everyone who is seeking excellent info on how to handle the process of helping a loved on die or prepare for one's own death.
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I loved this book.  I've read many books on reincarnation and life after "death" and found this the easiest to read and follow.  This book just confirmed what I've always felt -- there is more to life as we know it  and death is not death but a transition to the other side!
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My Father passed away back in July 2013. He and I were extremely close. He was a warrior for God, and he brought me up in church. I have never, ever questioned whether or not there is a God. I know there is and I know this because he is the only reason I have been able to get thru some of the darkest days of my life. I read this book because I wanted to get a sense of what it was like for my Dad when he died. I was with him, watched him take his final breath. His passing was so incredibly easy and peaceful. After reading this book it gave me great comfort to know that my Dad is in a place where he is loved more than I could ever imagine. I enjoyed Crystal's story of her life as much as I enjoyed the small excerpts about her 9 minutes in heaven. I would highly recommend this book to anyone. It covers more than just a NDE, it teaches us about healing. Personally that is something that I need in my life.
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When I first got started on learning more about Heaven, it was because of a book I'd heard of called "90 Minutes In Heaven".  Upon reading this I wanted to learn more about these NDEs. This was the first book I purchased. I was loving all the descriptions of the NDErs' experiences. Months after I bought the book, my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It wasn't a long illness and she was fortunate to experience no pain.  We live far apart (about 700 miles) and I am disabled and unable to travel that distance without a lot of pain. Needless to say, I didn't get to visit very often.

Shortly after I got the news about my mom, my sister let me and my brother (who lives 4 hours away from them) know that mom's wish was to see us before she died. The timing was perfect. My husband was taking a half day off from work for a dental appointment on the 4th of July weekend which was cancelled due to a suspicion of a possible abscess and needed antibiotics before getting the tooth worked on. This gave us a 4 day weekend - 2 days to drive down and 2 days to drive back home with an afternoon visit on Saturday and a bit more than a half day on Sunday.

My brother was also able to get there a couple of hours before we had to go.  While I sat with my mom on Saturday, she was extremely weak. Eyes mostly closed and when she did open them it was only half lidded. I knew it would be a surprise if she made it through the summer and I instantly thought of this book. We are Born Again Christians, my dad was a pastor for many decades before he had a stroke and couldn't preach any more so we believe in Heaven and Hell.

As I sat talking to her, I mentioned that I had read a book about people who had died and had Near Death Experiences and I'd gotten an idea of what she was going to see. I started telling her the various stories and her eyes were wide open, staring at me very intently which she hadn't done any of the other times I had sat with her. When I was done, her eyes went back to her normal half lidded seeing.

After we got back home, the following Tuesday I got the call that mom had died. I thought how God works things out. Any other time it would have been my father-in-law who would have taken me at a time when I needed my husband with me but he wouldn't have been able to get the days off. The timing was perfect. And the fact that I had gotten this book before my mom got cancer and was able to share with her some of the stories I'd read was awesome. It wasn't my normal reading forte, yet I had bought it and read it. I feel that it might have made her passing a lot less scary and to know that it was this book that made it possible for me to tell her the things I'd read...well there's just no words to describe the feeling. I read this again and, while it made me cry, I could picture her reuniting with her parents who had died at the ages of 50 and 51, along with all the rest of family and friends who had died before her. I could see her in perfect health, with all the music which she loved so much and envisioning what she was probably seeing and doing, gave me a peace about her death that I don't think I would have had if I hadn't read this book.

I know this is not a normal review but I hope I have created enough interest through my own experience that maybe someone will need the same kind of comfort that it has given me and will get it with the reading of this book.
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I have read many of Steve Sjogren's books and in my opinion this is his best one yet.  Steve hits a homerun with this book on how every person should live their life.

I have had the privilage of spenting time with Steve and Janie, and the stories Steve shares in the book are just as he tells them in person.  I just hear Steve's voice in the whole book.  I believe that one needs to read Steve's book "The Day I Died" along with "Heaven's Lessons" to really be blessed and get the full benefit of Steve's insight into Life.

Heaven's Lessons as are most of Steve's books is an easy read, Steve writes in a way that reaches everyone.  I highly recommend this and any of Steve's books.
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This book is a fantastic and is considered one of the world's most holy texts..!!

The penguin deluxe edition of this book is concert one of the best in the English language for accuracy of the original text..!!

This book should be read to or read by someone with a terminal illness or someone who is dying...!!

Death should not be feared for it is truly not the end..!!!

Death is truly the Final Frontier to the greatest beginning of the greatest journey that you will ever truly take in your Holl existence..!!

Yours with love and kindness all ways..!!

Shifu Colins. MA. PHD.
A Chinese chan buddhist and a esoteric philosopher and researcher and musician and a teacher..!!
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This book is a must read for how to live your life to be ready to die. It's also an excellent book for the terminally ill on how to live until you die. Randy Pausch's family lost a great husband and father and the rest of us lost a beacon on how to live. Have a box of tissues or your handkerchief ready, though. What an emotional read!
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Excellent book. It was given to me by a friend (who couldn't remember the author - just that it was an excellent book and provided help for her. She had just bought a couple of copies. She gave it to me to give to a friend who was losing her husband to cancer. I started skimming through it before I sent it off, and within the week my husband was diagnosed with cancer and our lives turned upside down. Joyce Rupp is my favorite spiritual author and this book didn't disappoint. I kept that original copy, but it helps me so much that I bought 2 others and gave them away. I am a spiritual director and have also used it with my directees. Joyce wrote this book after soliciting the input of others. It lets you know you aren't alone in this journey called life with all it's ups and downs. There are stories by other people who have gone through/are going through sorrows. There are prayers that give you strength and comfort when you want to cry out in your pain or feeling lost. There are meditations that help you find peace in the middle of chaos. There is HOPE. I highly recommend it.
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melody writes with such simplicity and grace.  this book gives you the practical information surrounding the dying process that nobody talks about!  it also gives you the emotional support and guidance that you need as you journey through a very painful and uncertain time.  the are no road maps that help you traverse through the dying process. there are alot of books that teach about the birthing process but there are not alot of books that tell us how to walk through the dying process with someone and navigate our way through our own emotions surrounding the death.  this book is that road map!  you will find much needed information and support in the pages of this beautiful book.
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The best book I've read ever about how to deal with dying and its processes with listening skills and courage.
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This is the fourth book, I've just finished reading on grief and by far the best.  The author is a Buddhist, Ph. D. Psychologist, Dr Kumar, and works at a grief/ cancer center in Miami.  Although, the book touches on Buddhist concepts, especially as they apply to grief, this is not a religious book and certainly applies to anyone suffering a loss from any religious persuasion.

I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer on 9/5/09.  She died 5 weeks after being diagnosed.  This book helps me to have the courage to embrace the pain of loss in a compassionate way, instead of running away from it.  The author talks quite a bit about the concept of "impermanence," basically that nothing stays the same and that we, our lives, and our life situations, are alway in a state of flux and flow.  When the pain of grief hits, it too, is impermanent and unpredictable which gives me the courage to embrace it, knowing that it won't last forever.

The book says a whole lot more than that, but that's just an example of one concept in the book.

The other book I would recommend is "On Death and Dying" by Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler.  That is a 5 star book in my opinion.
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I was feeling low after the death of my grandmother when I discovered Daniela Norriss wonderful book. It was perfect timing. Daniela recounts how when her brother died, she didn't feel sad because she felt him present with her all the time. The experience ignited a spiritual journey where Daniela trained as a past life regression therapist. What I liked was how much I could relate to the narrator, how she kept an open sceptics mind, always looking for proof and evidence for the existence of an afterlife. I loved how it was a very personal journey, telling her life story, and what led her from a conventional life to a more spiritual path. I also loved the little mini how twos throughout the book which explain how anybody can learn to read auras, ask a pendulum questions, or even communicate with loved ones in the afterlife. This book offers comfort for anyone thats lost a loved one, and peace of mind that whatever has happened in our lives, there is a deeper reason for it all. Reading about her spiritual journey has lifted me out of my depression and inspired me to embark on my own!
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If you are a doubting Thomas, read this book. After facing a difficult cancer diagnosis, I found this book a tremendous comfort. It confirmed my notions that death is not a final end. I am a discerning reader and a book reviewer for a large paper, and I am convinced that George is a gifted medium and the REAL DEAL. I liked this particular book because it was written by a journalist who watches George Anderson evolve. This book is guaranteed to help you make that transition, the one we all must make one day, without fear. (Question: why are the big three psychics in U.S.A--James Van Praagh, John Edward and George Anderson all from the New York area?)
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I was fortunate enough to read Dying: A Natural Passage by Denys Cope when I visited a beloved friend for the last time with the intention of sharing our last goodbye.  It was extremely difficult for me to come to terms with her illness and dying from ovarian cancer.  She and her partner were reading Denys' book and suggested that I do so too.  I did read it, and along with my best friend's grace and courage, Denys' book changed my outlook from one of deep sorrow and suffering to one of rebirth and love through the natural grief.  Dying: A Natural Passage is a hands-on, easy-to-read practical guide that gives loved ones real tools needed to support the spiritual and very down-to-earth business of death, dying and continuing life with courage, dignity and clarity.  I cannot emphasize the word 'practical' enough.  I have since purchased several copies so that I can keep one for myself and share the rest with friends and relatives.  Through the difficult and dilligent work of people like Denys and all hospice practitioners - very many of us and our loved ones dealing with death are comforted and healed inside and out with our last choices before passing into a new life.  My friends and I are forever grateful to Denys and all hospice workers for gently teaching us that there is a peaceful and healthy way to pass into a new life.  Most high recommended reading for everyone.
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This is an easy to read book detailing Captain Dale Black's near death experience as a student pilot.  I must admit that before reading it, I was a bit skeptical.  Sometimes I think that some (but not all) accounts of near death experiences are figments of people's imagination or just plain wishful thinking.  I did not feel this was the case with Captain Black -- his account actually lines up with Biblical doctrine.  Captain Black's description of his experience was more about the sense of feeling or impressions he had about Heaven than what he actually saw there.  This is understandable since mere words cannot adequately describe the indescribable -- but Captain Black does an admirable job trying.

I read this book in two days -- I started reading it late at night, read for a couple of hours (I am a slow reader), then finished it up the next day.  I gave it to my wife, Mom, and Dad to read, and all thought it was excellent.  I would recommend this book to anyone seeking to know the truth about life after death.  If you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you will be encouraged and reminded that the best life is yet to come.
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One of the best & most informative accounts of a Near-Death-Experience & also a healing of late stage cancer.  If you like to read of such things, you can't go wrong with "Dying to Be Me".  Anita is not trying to promote any particular religious dogma or ritualistic practice, which is refreshing.  She tells an astonishing story very clearly.  This book is well worth your time, it's easy to read, (& only 216 pages), and it answers a lot of questions about 'Living a Good Life' as best one can.
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This book is an amazing account of the end of life journey and how to live rather than just pass on.