Elissa Al-Chokhachy, MA, RN, CHPN, FT, is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse, a fellow in thanatology.She is the recipient of the Boston College Alumni Award for Excellence in Nursing and the American Red Cross Health Care Hero Award. She is the author of three books to help with loss and grief. Her newest book, Miraculous Moments: True Stories Affirming That Life Goes On, is a moving collection of eighty-eight testimonials of after death communication, nearing death awareness and near death experiences.