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Karina Machado speaks with Lydia, a palliative-care nurse from Adelaide who’s witnessed time and again how love lights the way at the edge of life. I’ve long been fascinated by the beautiful, mystical experiences that are reported to occur at the bedside of someone on the threshold of death, and in our conversation, Lydia shares moments she’ll never forget that are part and parcel of her sacred work tending to the dying. Listen in as Lydia tells life-affirming stories about the moments that precede death - what one of her patients described as “life’s last great adventure" - and reveals the lessons that transformed her life. Among them, the gifts of ageing, the importance of self-love, living in the present moment and embracing authenticity. Listen in to the end, when Lydia reveals the magical story of the bookmark she discovered beneath a patient’s bed that contained an Aboriginal proverb that sums up Lydia’s work and life ... Get in touch with me at my website or join me on Facebook and Instagram.