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Vancouver hospice program relies on volunteers to offer comfort at end of life

By Dylan Jefferies, Columbian staff writer
Published: March 23, 2022, 6:02am
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Colleen Storey of the No One Dies Alone program speaks to volunteers during a training session at Hope Bereavement Services on Monday morning.  The purpose of the program is to provide a reassuring presence at the bedside of a dying individual who would otherwise be alone.
Colleen Storey of the No One Dies Alone program speaks to volunteers during a training session at Hope Bereavement Services on Monday morning. The purpose of the program is to provide a reassuring presence at the bedside of a dying individual who would otherwise be alone. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Colleen Storey has sat at the bedside of nearly 100 hospice patients in their last hours of life. She’s held their hands. She’s sung to them. And she remembers them all.

She remembers softly singing, “You Are My Sunshine” to one patient. He had told her it was one of his favorite songs because his grandmother sang it to him when he was a child.

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