The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

"Brilliant" (Zibby Owens, Good Morning America) book from Hadley Vlahos, a passionate supporter of end-of-life care and TikTok celebrity, tells heartwarming tales of happiness, insight, and salvation from her patients' dying moments.

In polite society, and even in the medical industry, discussing death and dying is frowned upon. Our conceptions of death are unclear at best. Will we see flashbacks of our memories? Do regrets dominate our minds? Does a tunnel have a bright light at the end of it? It will be a slower process for most individuals, but one that may be facilitated with some planning, humor, and faith. Hospice nurse Hadley Vlahos is leading the charge to change perceptions about palliative care, demonstrating that end-of-life care may teach us as much about living as it does about dying.

Vlahos was up in a devoutly religious home, but when a classmate passed away unexpectedly in high school, she started to doubt her own views. She enrolled in nursing school to support herself and her child after being rejected by her community when she became pregnant at the age of 19. However, as she concentrated on palliative care and hospice work, nursing quickly evolved into a vocation.

In The In-Between, Vlahos shares the most memorable encounters she's had with the people she's worked with, including the elderly man who saw visions of his deceased daughter, the woman who never once questioned her faith until she was almost dead, and the young patient who regrets having wasted too much of her brief life worrying about what other people thought of her.

The In-Between is a heartbreaking memoir that demonstrates how caring for others can alter a life. It also offers advice and comfort to individuals struggling with loss and serves as motivation for how to live in the present. The book is written with great insight, humility, and respect.