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'How people leave us matters': Doctor explains role of end-of-life visions

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 24, 2026 at 10:54 AM CDT

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with palliative care expert Dr. Christopher Kerr about the end of life visions he’s studied in dying patients and what family members should know about the visions. Kerr is also the author of “Death is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life’s End.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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