Hi Lulubird
I am a hospice volunteer. Other than my family, it is the most rewarding thing in my life.
There are jobs, careers and vocations; however, I believe that to work in palliative care is to answer a "calling". Some people deny this, others have not yet discovered this and yet others, like me, know and treasure this truth. I feel honoured to have been chosen to serve others at this most poignant time of their lives.
Regardless of anything else that goes on in palliative care, the underlying current that flows through it all, is one of soft, sweet spirituality – with or without formalized religion. It is palpable. If you open your heart, you will feel it. If you accept this phenomena as your guide, it will sustain and protect you.
I work with many PSWs. I love these precious “EarthAngels”. Welcome and I wish you a wondrous future.
-eKim