You might think I would not want to read about hospice when I am not working. Why would I want to spend my free time reading about what I spend so much of my life doing? Except, I find it fascinating to see how others describe this work.
In The In-Between, we meet a nurse beginning her hospice career and experience with her the joy and challenges of hospice. For those less familiar with hospice, this is a lovely introduction to the beautiful work of hospice and a reminder to us seasoned people of why we do what we do.
I recommend this book to you if hospice scares you or if you would like to learn more about hospice. I recommend this book to you if you like stories about the variety of people who come into our lives and how we learn from these encounters.
I question Chapter 3 (Sue) wherein she speaks of a father of three being drafted in what I assume is WWII. Father who had a child before December 8, I1941 were not drafted. I know this because it describes my father. I assume is this is “poetic license”.
Possibly, poetic license or blending of some of the details of multiple people together? I don’t know. We do seem to catch those small pieces that have meaning to us.