Dying people do not always communicate by words; those near death frequently use non-verbal communication. Often, speaking is painful, exhausting, or impossible, and communication is therefore attempted by subtle non-verbal methodologies. The chapter presents three case studies, which illustrate disparate non-verbal communication techniques. In most instances, such non-verbal communication is very subtle and is often missed by family members. In all of the biographies offered in the text, the dying person's non-verbal communications were misunderstood or ignored by family members and would have passed unnoticed except that a hospice worker understood the message and translated it for the family.
In one case, a young gay man dies of AIDS. His parents are supportive throughout his dying but are unable to emotionally let go of their son. When the medical staff.....
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