Palliative Care - Institute for Human Caring

Nurse Arlene sneaks a kitten into a hospital for a dying man.

During a conversation at Providence Mount St Vincent, Mary Mitchell speaks with her friends John Galloway and Helene Walling about their relationship, family, and commitment to each other. Learn more

Sister Michele MacMillan shares with Sister Clare Lentz about her life as a Dominican sister and witnessing an incident, which inspired her work in helping the Khum people build a community in Seattle

Leta Rosetree talks to Pam Sipos about her experiences working for Elizabeth Kubler Ross as driver and sheep herder. She shares stories of what life was like living with her on a farm in Highland Coun

Harriet Thompson, a resident of Mount St Vincent, speaks with her friend and chaplain, Mollie Mana'o about how they first met when Harriet came onto hospice service. She talks about her recovery from

Harriet Schulman, speaks with her friend, Joan Nilon, about her move in 2014 to Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle and her husband’s sudden passing. She remembers his love for jazz music and shar

Colleagues, Berit Koltveit and Sue Voorhies, discuss their work in hospice and reflect on the families they’ve served through the years. Sue, a veteran in nursing, offers support to her friend as she

Somchai “Sam” Supawanich, a surgeon-turned hospice patient, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and found solace he’d spend his last days with his wife of 50 years. Sadly, she died unexpectedly and he

Heidi Gold has lived with a form of bone disease since birth. With limited mobility, she’s made it her life’s work to train dogs to help people, like her, who use wheelchairs to get around. She shares

Patient Lynn Taylor tells caregiver Eileen McCloskey about being adopted and her gratitude for her adoptive parents. They were full of love and patience and showed kindness toward other children. Thro

Helene Walling shares with Mary Mitchell her struggle with memory loss and how she continues to engage her mind. Through all the challenges, Helene maintains a positive outlook and uses humor to deal

Mount St. Vincent caregiver Chime Ohdon tells Chaplain Cleo Molina about her childhood in Tibet and a treacherous month-long journey to Nepal following her mother’s death. Welcomed by the Dalai Lama,

Peter Lynch survived quadruple bypass surgery years ago, and the experience moved him to give back to his community. The former Warner Bros. retail executive shares with Patricia Modrzejewski, Provide

Marvin Farber, 97, regales hospice chaplain Kevin Deegan with tales of working in the defense and insurance industries, experiencing a nervous breakdown and shock therapy, loving his wife, Lucy, and f

Tara Cowell and colleague Jim Watson are attorneys for Providence St. Joseph Health. Tara shares how her struggle with a brain disorder compelled her to relinquish some of her Type-A super-mom/lawyer

Bob Murray, a resident of Providence Horizon House in Anchorage, Alaska, talks to his daughter Jenny Murray about growing up poor in the 1920s, his struggle with learning to read, and the life adventu

Ruth Ehrlich, who is 103, shares memories with her daughter Judith Renwick. She remembers seeing cars for the first time, working as a social worker in New York during the Depression and meeting her h

Amy Compton-Phillips, M.D., executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Providence St. Joseph Health, and her husband, Louis, reveal what it was like losing both sets of parents within seve

Annette Walker, former president of strategy at Providence St. Joseph Health, shares with Erik Wexler, PSJH’s regional chief executive for Southern California, how her father could have benefited from