End of Life Reflections

My hospice client and I had plenty of conversations about God, dying, death and possible afterlife. We'd regularly wandered through that territory together and even had some pretty good laughs during this exploration. Recently, as she was ready to slip out of consciousness but still barely able to speak. I asked her if she was ready? She whispered that she was and that she'd been talking with God...and that she realized "you can"t boss God around!" She followed this up with a smile and I, too, had to laugh. What a hilarious end of life conclusion.