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NIGHTLIGHT:"It should be read by all of us now! Why?You have expressed such a healthy approach to the sacredness of dying that your book truly gives us time to reflect on our own Dying-and Life in such a special way." Sister Ann Catherine Veierstahler.Jer McGee, author and educator, wrote a practical guide based on her 27 years of nurses' aide experience of guiding others towards a peaceful death in homes, hospitals and nursing homes. Her book, NIGHTLIGHT, answers the question: " How can I support someone who just found out that they had a terminal illness?"The book: -Empowers people to take on the hard, but spiritually-rewarding task of caring for their terminally ill loved ones at home or in a facility.- Contains practical caregiving advice designed for non-medical potential caregivers.- Provides information from experts on Palliative care pain management and End-of-Life care practitioners.-Addresses Caregivers' self doubts.-Shares insights gained by the author and her father during their three-year journey shadowed by his cancer.-Contains multicultural rituals and readings to be shared with the Dying: comforting prayers, poems, and quotes.- Instructs readers on how to create a " Reflections on a Life," Keepsake Journal filled with memories and messages recorded by loved ones and visitors. The "Reflections" can then be read aloud to the Dying and shared as a Keepsake.