I got to really hear people's stories. People could share things with me in ways they didn't normally get to because people just didn't have time to sit with them for hours on end. |
I think that's part of the calling God has given me -- that if you're willing and faithful to do the work God will give you the strength and guidance needed. |
It's heavy, but also it's sort of the philosophy of Hospice that it's not about death. It's about life. When you're able to confront the realities of death, you're able to live life as long as you can. |
It's interesting to have been on the one side a chaplain, intern in the prison system and now fighting to keep people out of prison. |