CHRISTOPHER KERR

Una exploración de los significativos sueños y visiones que anuncian la proximidad de la muerte El doctor Kerr, director de un centro médico dedicado a enfermos terminales, empezó a observar que, poco antes de morir, muchos de sus pacientes tenian sueños felices y extraordinariamente significativos. Esas experiencias, que segun los propios soñadores eran mas reales que la propia realidad, les permitian interactuar con sus seres queridos fallecidos, que les ayudaban a reconciliarse con su vida y a realizar una transicion fluida y pacifica. ¿Son estos sueños solamente procesos oniricos debidos a las circunstancias terminales de los pacientes, o son algo mas, quiza autenticos encuentros con almas en otros planos? A partir de entrevistas realizadas a mas de mil cuatrocientos pacientes y datos cuantitativos recogidos durante una decada, el Dr. Kerr no arriesga ninguna conclusion, pero reflexiona sobre la importancia de estos acontecimientos fuera de lo comun que humanizan el proceso de morir y dan fe de la extraordinaria resiliencia humana. En un estilo elegante y compasivo, esta obra celebra el profundo significado de la muerte y retrata la capacidad humana de trascender al final de la vida.

The first book to explore the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears. Experiences at the end of life testify to our greatest needs: to love and be loved, to be nurtured and feel connected, to be remembered and forgiven. Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has tended to thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love, meaning and grace. They reveal that there is hope beyond cure as they transition to focus on personal meaning. In this extraordinary and beautiful book, Dr. Kerr shares his patients stories and his own research pointing to death as not purely the end of life, but as a final passage of humanity and transcendence.Drawing on interviews with over 1,200 patients and more than a decade of quantified data , Dr. Kerr reveals why pre-death dreams and visions are remarkable events that bring comfort and exemplify human resilience. These are not regular dreams. Described as "more real than real," they frequently include loved ones long gone and mark the transition from distress to acceptance. These end-of-life experiences help patients restore meaning, make sense of the dying process and assist in reclaiming it as an experience in which they have a say. They also benefit the bereaved who get relief from seeing their loved ones pass with a sense of calm closure.Beautifully written with astonishing stories, this book, at its heart, celebrates the power to reclaim how we die, while soothing the bereaved who witness their loved ones go with unqualified grace.

Una exploración de los significativos sueños y visiones que anuncian la proximidad de la muerteEl doctor Kerr, director de un centro médico dedicado a enfermos terminales, empezó a observar que, poco antes de morir, muchos de sus pacientes tenian sueños felices y extraordinariamente significativos. Esas experiencias, que segun los propios soñadores eran mas reales que la propia realidad, les permitian interactuar con sus seres queridos fallecidos, que les ayudaban a reconciliarse con su vida y a realizar una transicion fluida y pacifica.¿Son estos sueños solamente procesos oniricos debidos a las circunstancias terminales de los pacientes, o son algo mas, quiza autenticos encuentros con almas en otros planos? A partir de entrevistas realizadas a mas de mil cuatrocientos pacientes y datos cuantitativos recogidos durante una decada, el Dr. Kerr no arriesga ninguna conclusion, pero reflexiona sobre la importancia de estos acontecimientos fuera de lo comun que humanizan el proceso de morir y dan fe de la extraordinaria resiliencia humana.En un estilo elegante y compasivo, esta obra celebra el profundo significado de la muerte y retrata la capacidad humana de trascender al final de la vida.

The first book to validate the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears.Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has cared for thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love and grace. Beyond the physical realities of dying are unseen processes that are remarkably life-affirming. These include dreams that are unlike any regular dream. Described as "more real than real," these end-of-life experiences resurrect past relationships, meaningful events and themes of love and forgiveness; they restore lifes meaning and mark the transition from distress to comfort and acceptance. Drawing on interviews with over 1,400 patients and more than a decade of quantified data, Dr. Kerr reveals that pre-death dreams and visions are extraordinary occurrences that humanize the dying process. He shares how his patients stories point to death as not solely about the end of life, but as the final chapter of humanitys transcendence. Kerrs book also illuminates the benefits of these phenomena for the bereaved, who find solace in seeing their loved ones pass with a sense of calm closure.Beautifully written, with astonishing real-life characters and stories, this book is at its heart a celebration of our power to reclaim the dying process as a deeply meaningful one. Death Is But a Dream is an important contribution to our understanding of medicines and humanitys greatest mystery.