What Happens and What Helps
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No one tells you what dying looks like.
Before it begins, while it’s happening, and after someone is gone.
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What to do, what it means,
what it looks like.
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HELP FINDER
What do I do next?
Choose the situation that comes closest. See what to do next, what to ask, and where to turn.
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RESOURCE LIBRARY
What am I looking at?
Understand the forms, care systems, and decisions behind the next step.
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THE BOOK
What it looks like.
Seven deaths. Three ways dying unfolds. One will look like yours.
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If this is an emergency
Dying Truth provides information, not emergency or crisis services.
911 Immediate danger, a life-threatening medical emergency, fire, or a crime in progress. 988 Suicide, mental health, or emotional crisis. Call or text 24/7 in the U.S.On Hospice?
For expected changes in symptoms or comfort, call your hospice team’s 24-hour number first.
If there is immediate danger from something else, call 911.
Your hospice number is usually on your paperwork, medication sheet, refrigerator, or admission folder.