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Be Not Afraid Dyingapprehensive about it. Even my uncle Herman, thoughhe died confidently, struggled to get to that point andadmitted his fear that it would be like entering a long,dark tunnel.Much has been written on how to comfort theterminally ill, but it should be remembered that eachindividual has unique needs and desires. One personwill be talkative and nervous, the next quiet and sullen,the next completely distraught. One will be depressed,another will try to bargain with God, still another willbe calm. These are all normal responses, and none ofthem is right or wrong. After all, dying is a complexprocess and involves the entire tangled spectrum ofhuman emotions – dread, anxiety and exhaustion;hope and relief. And these feelings affect not only thedying, but those around him too.It is important to consider a dying person’s surroundings.A hospital may be best for recovering fromsurgery, but it is hardly the ideal place to die. For onething, it cannot possibly match the familiarity andcomfort of a home; for another, visiting hours do notallow for the spontaneous coming and going of closefriends and family members.Sometimes the choice between home and hospitalis excruciatingly difficult. One person will find10