title: [If what matters most is what's to come].
abstract: As a means of thanking nurses who supported her during the final months of her imminent death, this best-selling French-Canadian author reveals her fears and her need to be understood. Her article, published posthumously, attempts to help caregivers understand what clients live through in situations such as hers and explains why they need to be merciful in their care.
authors.affiliation: L'hôpital Sacré-Coeur de Montréal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gagnon-Thibaudeau
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D002170:Canada; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*