The unlucky privilege of seeing someone’s last moments
“sonder – noun. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.”
– from the “Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows,” a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig.
I followed the chaplain into the patient briefing room, not quite sure what to expect. The room was dimly lit. The overhead lights were off, and only one small lamp gave off a weak glow, with …