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Athena Institute-Hospice Volunteer Reflections

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Author: A Student

I’m so glad you are here…

April 22nd, 2015 As I walk into the small bedroom, I see a small, elderly woman reclining peacefully in her bed. Our eyes meet as I get closer, and hers gleam as if with recognition, though we’ve never met before. She is overjoyed that I, her presumed daughter, have come to see her in this … Continue reading “I’m so glad you are here…”


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About These Reflections

At the end of each program year in the Spring, our volunteers are asked to submit reflections on their experiences while participating in the program. If they grant us permission, we publish them on our site.

The students choose a pseudonym in order to protect their privacy and that of the patients with whom they interacted.

  • Arizona State
  • Bryn Mawr
  • Bucknell
  • Eastern
  • Haverford
  • Johns Hopkins
  • Michigan
  • Princeton
  • Swarthmore
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • UVA
  • Ursinus
  • Villanova
Athena Institute-Hospice Volunteer Reflections