Hospice Stories

North Country Public Radio is doing a series on hospice, showcasing individual stories to explain what hospice is and how it works. The first episode, linked above, features the Gallagher family from Serenac Lake. Fighting isolation is one of the issues discussed as a priority of hospice.

The simple truth is that Bill is dying. It’s a fact that can’t be changed or denied.

But Hospice can give the Gallaghers resources and ideas and friendship and support that allows them to maintain more control right through the process.

“To know that you can call them any time, so you're not walking this alone,” Tomi says. "I think this is the biggest thing that they have going. You’re not alone.”