If a family history was present, they were more likely to use other means than conventional. The more education, the more likely as well. This was particularly true for those using psycho-social means. It was suggested that women in rural or isolated communities or those that were very ill might benefit from telephone counseling or conference calls. None of the above information is at all surprising.
Scientists are happy to see it quantified.
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD spoke about the spirit as a universal experience, the basis of value of human lives and the foundation of our sense of integrity. She said it was a universal, that is profoundly inclusive. She said only one way of looking at the spirit was religious, that there were many paths. She said this change can happen in family members or among friends also. Saying that not too many people who were dying valued their Mercedes, she spoke of seeing the familiar in new ways, making a shift in the ordinary aspects of life.