In the Midst of Life: A Hospice Volunteer's Story

Author(s) Charles Spencer Rose
Publisher NewSouth Books
Year 2004
Description A memoir that captures the patient's need to have some one to talk to, listen to, and just be with. The author describes the awkward intimacy of relating to patients, making small talk with their caregivers, while trying to respond to their need for "companioning."

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