A bird was lying on his back in the road with his feet in the air. A horse saw him and asked, “What’re you doing?” The sparrow said, “I’m helping hold back the darkness.” The horse sneered and said, “Yeah, right,” and the sparrow said, “One does what one can.” 
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Learning to Serve the Dying
By Gatwiri Muthara — 2019
End-of-life doulas provide a new type of caregiving to patients and families.
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