Why I love my job.

Excerpt from the Voice of Hospice newsletter:

In our darkest hour and heartbreaking loss, an Angel was sent to us and her name is Rachel Luck, Spiritual Care Coordinator. I will attempt to express what she did for us and how much we needed her and love her. Rachel is unique and has an ability to see and understand the shattering of lives with the loss of their loved one, she touches your heart and helped us find strength and love to move forward. We met with Rachel and instantly felt loving arms surround us. Rachel sat with us and let us talk about our Mom and helped us even laugh when we thought we would never smile or laugh again. She was the perfect fit to us. We asked Rachel to preside over our mother's memorial service and she never hesitated accepting this responsibility. It was extremely important to us our Mom's life be celebrated and the words at her service capture who our Mom was, how her love of family was her heart and soul, how she had instilled in each of us strength, courage and love of family as well as how she had touched so many people in her life's journey. Rachel's service was absolutely perfect, a tribute to a great woman and the essence of whom our Mom was to her family and friends. We have had many people who attended the service comment on how wonderful the service was and how meaningful Rachel's words were about Mom. Our family felt Mom's - Loving spirit in each and every word Rachel spoke. Mom's service was filled with light and joy and we owe that to Rachel. Our spirits were lifted and focused on the incredible gift each of us had during our Mom's life with us and not the overwhelming sadness her loss has brought. We cannot express adequately our feelings and deep gratitude to Rachel. She will forever be our Angel who gave us strength and light in our darkest hour.

Sincerely,

(Names respectfully withheld).