Peter Christian Olsen

The Last Halloween Peter Christian Olsen

She cautiously sat down on the living room couch. She heaved a long deep audible sigh. Regaining her composure, she said, "I think this will be my last Halloween. It was early October. Her words sounded stoic, almost as if she were describing the color of the sky. No, it was something else, But what? Perhaps an omen, a warning of death This book is the experience of a hospice chaplain, who, after his wife died, commits his future to counsel the terminally ill and their families. The author ferrets out troublesome spirits floating near the surface that consume the terminally ill. In his ministry, the chaplain uncovers burdensome fears, regrets, resentments, frustrations, faith failures, and spiritual heart attacks that plague terminally sick patients. Olsen shares real people's responses to life-ending experiences. He prepares the readers for their own or loved one's experience with death and dying, including his own.