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Gimme shelter
From “Hear Me Now”: Kenny Flaherty, a guest at St. Patrick House and patient at Providence St. Patrick Hospital, and relief coordinator Aaron Hoppe examine the miracle of treating people as whole persons,…
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A kitten for a dying man
From “Hear Me Now”: Arleta Lefler talks to her colleague, Theresa Gleason, about nursing being more than a job and how a stolen moment with a kitten allowed a man with cancer to…
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She joined the team that cared for her aunt
From “Hear Me Now”: Salve Bautista’s aunt received palliative care through Providence, which awoke a passion in Salve for this field of medicine. The palliative staff at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical…
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I’m not ready for palliative care!
From “Hear Me Now”: Rebekah Riemer’s grandmother died shortly after being diagnosed with a form of leukemia. Nine months later, Rebekah was diagnosed with a similar disease. Now a nurse, she shares with…
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The secret to life
From “Hear Me Now”: Dr. Ira Byock, founder and chief medical officer of the Providence Institute for Human Caring, and Dr. BJ Miller, a palliative care physician at UCSF Medical Center, share thoughts…
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I call this a gift
From “Hear Me Now”: James Raspe, an outdoors enthusiast and a patient at Providence, shares with Chaplain Stephanie Ryu how his struggle with renal failure has given him the gift of empathy and…
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Cancer – best thing that ever happened to me
From “Hear Me Now”: Providence’s Tue Nguyen shares with mentor Jennifer Kozakowski how his bout with tongue cancer taught him to savor life and cherish what matters most.
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Encountering Eddie Van Halen
From “Hear Me Now”: Providence’s Mike Drummond talks with film composer Roger Neill about their departed friend, Eric, and his unreal encounter with rock guitar legend Eddie Van Halen.
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You had a heart transplant?
From “Hear Me Now”: Pat Aidem’s husband, Richard, received a donated heart from a 20-year-old. Richard tells the story of meeting the young man’s mother one day, and how she wanted to listen…
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The hardest conversation I’ve ever had
From “Hear Me Now”: Mary Kingston, chief executive of Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers in Torrance and San Pedro in Southern California, shares with Michael Jongsma, chief nursing officer, the anguish…
