Veteran to veteran, hospice nurses lend special camaraderie to end of life Program arranges for ex-military hospice nurses to care for patients who are veterans. May 7, 2021 3:16pm Text size Copy shortlink: Was a Marine? I am a Marine! she ll reply.
This World War II veteran, who will turn 100 in August, is quick-witted and energetic. But because she s suffered from heart trouble, Fremont has been placed in hospice care at Woodbury Senior Living, where she resides in an apartment decorated with mementos from a long and rich life.
As a hospice patient, Fremont has a specially trained nurse assigned to her. The two took to each other immediately because of their shared military backgrounds.