[Finding meaning in the final phase of life]

The last phase of life presents for every human being an enormous challenge. This also applies to relatives and those who look after the person concerned. The need to give meaning to this consciously lived space of time is made clear when we look at the wishes expressed, in more or less the same way, by many seriously and terminally ill. In the following article it is tried to highlight this giving of meaning by showing the wishes most often expressed and to give examples from practical work.