made her death different was her and her family’s certainty that she would continue to live on with God. All the prayers helped too. The months before her death were a time of letting go, acceptance, and preparation for death. When Diane died, she was ready to move on, confident that her journey into God would continue. This changed the whole quality of her death for her and for those around her. Three things made Diane’s death joyful: she was confident about an afterlife with God, she was prepared