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can turn their attention to more important matters. This allows them to join their loved ones in making the most of the time they have left.”
The hospice team used a combination of medications and a morphine pump to keep Mrs. Tholand comfortable and alert. They ordered and paid for medical equipment and assigned certified nurses aides to assist with patient care. And hospice volunteer Robin Herr made it possible for Mrs. Ward to take a break now and then.
“Mrs. Tholand was a delightful woman,” says Ms. Herr, a recent graduate of Hospice of the Rapidan’s thirty-hour volunteer training course. “I could not have asked for a better first experience. The work was challenging and rewarding, and it was such an honor to get to know her.”
Brenda Welch, a hospice nurse who cared for Mrs. Tholand, remembers her as a strong, courageous woman who took control and faced death with dignity and humor.
“Marta was very special. At 80 years old, she thought of death as just another adventure. She was unafraid, and said she had a full life and had accomplished what she needed to do,” says Mrs. Welch. “She told me how much she had genuinely enjoyed her friends and the people around her, and 1 think she would like for them to know that.”
Over the past 12 years, nurses like Brenda Welch and volunteers like Robin Herr have cared for nearly 60 patients and families in Rappahannock County.
If hospice can help someone you know, please call 825-4840 for information.
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