"Time" file: Personal experience from a British hospital

A story about humanity

I spent many hours by my mother's side in the hospital, caregivers took turns, discreet and subtle; they talked if I wanted to talk, I chose the topics, they answered my questions, they kept quiet when I kept quiet. I asked one of them how she copes with a job where someone dies every day. "Death is a part of life, our job is to make that process easier. We get strength from that help," she said gently