Hospice Stories

Jennifer O’Brien was a few years into her marriage when her husband Bob, a hospice physician, was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic cancer.

Rebecca Lachenmaier was early on in her career as a internal medicine physician when she was first exposed to the benefits of palliative and hospice care.

After caring for her grandfather at the age of 14, Catt realized that her natural ability and compassion could lead to a career in elder care.

Catherine was a long-distance caregiver and had to quit her corporate attorney job to care for her father who was living Alzheimer's.

Kathleen is a hospice nurse who finds fulfillment in comforting families in their most difficult days.

Leigh stepped away from her corporate career to care for her mom who has Parkinson's Plus Syndrome.

Cheryl was adjusting to an empty nest and a new phase in life when she learned her mom had Alzheimer's and dad had a brain tumor.

Sawyer was living with in Vermont his wife and two toddlers when his dad was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Chris was in his mid-50s when his mom was diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma and learned that she had limited time left to live.

As a child, Jill became her mother's primary caregiver after a stroke paralyzed her. She later cared for her father and older sister.

Just two months after Patrick began volunteering at a hospice, he became a full-time caregiver for his partner’s dad.

Mr. T’s mom had been battling cancer for two years when a recent hospital visit revealed the cancer had spread throughout her body.