Hi and Welcome to Where The Veil Grows Thin. 

I want to introduce myself and say a little about how this website came to be. 

In 2000, metastatic pancreatic cancer took my mom's life. During the year between her diagnosis and her death she did everything she could think of to prepare her five adult children and her husband for her leaving. 

She had always been, for me, the model of grace and kindness and strength; forgiveness and love. Watching her navigate those months, knowing that she would die, was no exception to that. 

I have said 100's of times since her death, that her dying, brought me to where I was always ultimately meant to be; and where I have remained to this day; in the field of death and dying. 

The things we see in this work are so profoundly life changing that the idea of writing a book based on what I was learning about living by being with those who were dying was a natural evolution. But trust me, 23 years is a really long time for a book to gestate and not get birthed. 

It finally came to me that maybe it was because I was trying to give life to it, in a form it didn't want to yet be born into. So, with the help of some amazing and talented individuals I've been voice recording what I had thought would be chapters in a book. 

I am humbly indebted to Kate Collins, Ben LeRoy, Jason Buchholz and Mae Houston for walking me through early decisions and holding me close to their hearts while also holding my feet to the fire. Without the 4 of you, this reality would still just be a vision

And to my husband, Greg, who not only tolerated my obsession, but encouraged it, every step of the past 23 years, knowing innately, how important it has been for me to know these stories will not die when I do. They are what I can leave behind when I die that might be of value to someone somewhere. 

To the families of those who's stories are told, thank you for allowing their stories to be shared; for understanding the possible gifts that might benefit someone else down the road. 

So, thank you for coming. Thank you for believing that what you might find here could make a difference in your life or the life of someone you love. And if you like what you see or what you hear, please, share it. 

We want the world to know there are places like this where you can dip your toe in the waters of death and dying and grief and loss, survival, recovery and resilience and in doing that, maybe, change how you feel about all of it.