Doug and I discuss 30-year friendships. What it takes to work on the front lines and who must you be to be effective in a highly stressful and challenging environment? How do you relax, and does it change your perspective on how to live your life? 

Dr. Laura Balland joins me as we explore palliative care and how it differs from hospice care. How does a doctor become interested in the end-of-life process and decide to support folks going through it?

Ann is a 30 year registered nurse and has a lifetime of hospice experience. She tells stories about how she decided to be a hospice nurse and even a story about her favorite patient. We talk about morphine and how some folks are challenged at the end of life by family discord or cultural beliefs. 

Interview with Karen Enders from Connecticut Hospice. Conversations about self care, home care and end of life care.  How and who brought hospice to the US and the future of end of life care.