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Compassion & comfort: How area residents gain strength during end-of-life transition, Part 1

Comfort and compassion are the hallmarks of end of life care (image courtesy of Mercy House)

Editor’s note: Robb Helfrick will be preparing a three-part series to run every Saturday, starting today, on the local tools and help available during these transitions. Humans are the only known earthly species aware of their mortality. Accepting this fact doesn’t prevent people from the joyous pursuits of living, nor does it diminish their accomplishments…...

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