The Power of Presence
Reflections from a Hospice Worker
By: Laura Loker
When Laura Weber walked into a patient’s home, she never knew what she’d find. Cultures, lifestyles, family members’ acceptance of their loved one’s declining condition—all varied from home to home.
Once, she walked into a particularly unexpected sight: freshly caught turtles. The son of her patient, to her surprise and revulsion,...
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