Angels, Hospice, and Caregivers

Heather sits with Florence, who was 100 years old when this photograph was taken. Whenever Heather enters a patient’s home for the first time, she knows that she is walking into a long, long, complicated story that she understands nothing about, a story that is just then reaching its final crisis.

If you want to see what an angel looks like, look at a baby. But if you want to know what an angel does, learn about the Hospice nurse – and the caregivers. Meg Harkins let me know about the wonderful recent article in the New Yorker in the July 11th and 18th issues. Click here for the full article.

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