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As a hospice nurse and photographer, Mary Landberg has the honor to witness and capture in photographs the unwavering expression of love that endures between people living with terminal illness and their loved ones. She has had the privilege of bringing her camera into a most sacred and vulnerable time in peoples lives. The great similarity in the dying process regardless of economic status, age, or any cause or place of death is the way people lovingly touch each other.

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Enduring Love speaks the great truth. Only love gives every life meaning, is immortal, and provides the bridge between the land of the living and the dead. Landberg's hospice portraits bridge the gap. Hospices which enable love transform the dying process and enrich lives. My father died laughing because of the love he felt from his wife and family. A beautiful life affirming book. --Bernie Siegel, best selling author of Love, Medicine, & Miracles Enduring Love is a compelling glimpse into the world of the dying, their families and the professional caregiver. Mary Landberg artistically combines poignant photography with captivating stories and in doing so, honors the wisdom of those who have traveled the path of serious illness. As a professional caregiver I found this book validating, as a family member I found it enlightening, and as a pilgrim in an impermanent life I found it inspiring. --Jennifer Gentry ANP BC, GNP, ACHPN, FPCN, Nurse Practitioner, Duke Palliative Care and 2014 President, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Board of Directors Enduring Love by Mary Landberg is a heartfelt composition of words and pictures that shows us the gentle, sacred side of dying. In society today dying and death is viewed as a negative, a feared encounter we close our eyes to until life forces its experience upon us. Mary's photographs show us beauty and her words show us the natural, normal, unfolding process of life at its ending. Through sharing her stories and her personal thoughts she not only guides us but she helps ease the fears we bring to our final act of living. --Barbara Karnes, end of life educator and author of The Final Act of Living

Enduring Love speaks the great truth. Only love gives every life meaning, is immortal, and provides the bridge between the land of the living and the dead. Hospices which enable love have drop outs and graduations because when we experience true love we end up postponing our death. My father died laughing because of the love he felt from his wife and family. --Bernie Siegel, best selling author of Love, Medicine, & Miracles Enduring Love is a compelling glimpse into the world of the dying, their families and the professional caregiver. Mary Landberg artistically combines poignant photography with captivating stories and in doing so, honors the wisdom of those who have traveled the path of serious illness. As a professional caregiver I found this book validating, as a family member I found it enlightening, and as a pilgrim in an impermanent life I found it inspiring. --Jennifer Gentry ANP BC, GNP, ACHPN, FPCN, Nurse Practitioner, Duke Palliative Care and 2014 President, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Board of Directors Enduring Love by Mary Landberg is a heartfelt composition of words and pictures that shows us the gentle, sacred side of dying. In society today dying and death is viewed as a negative, a feared encounter we close our eyes to until life forces its experience upon us. Mary's photographs show us beauty and her words show us the natural, normal, unfolding process of life at its ending. Through sharing her stories and her personal thoughts she not only guides us but she helps ease the fears we bring to our final act of living. --Barbara Karnes, end of life educator and author of The Final Act of Living

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Award-winning photographer and writer Mary Landberg is a hospice RN and advocate for the dying; serving families in rural southern Oregon. A former marathon runner, triathlete, and corporate key-note speaker, Mary has spent over twenty years teaching, coaching and promoting healthy lifestyles.

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