UNSCRIPTED
Experiences of a Hospice Volunteer, the Joy in the Journey, and Thoughts on End of Life Care
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WISH AND HOPE
How does one have hope when facing death? Isn’t hope an expectation of a future good? But when you are faced with imminent death, how can you feel there are real options? Where is the line between hope and a wish?
He was a brilliant man, educated and thoughtful. While his body was deteriorating, his mind stayed keen. Over the months I was with him we shared thoughts, views, opinions – politics, agriculture, religion, world events, local happenings. The intellectual exchange was stimulating and fun. We talked of the present, the past, but rarely, if ever, was there mention of the future – until one day.
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Having lived through the death of her husband, a young mother and her two sons move to a small mountain town where she becomes a Hospice volunteer. She learns things about caring for a dying family member that she wished she had known when she was going through the process. UNSCRIPTED- Experiences of a Hospice Volunteer, the Joy in the Journey, and Thoughts on End of Life Care gives a new way to look at death, dying––and living.
About the Author
Lesley Andrus practiced law in Los Angeles with her husband until his death. She and her two sons then moved to Sun Valley, Idaho where she became a Hospice volunteer, also serving on the Hospice Board and as its President. She has been taking care of Hospice patients for 18 years.