• JEMS · Nov 2009

    Sentimental Journeys Granting hospice patients one last wish.

    • Teresa McCallion.
    • JEMS. 2009 Nov 1; 34 (11): 56-60, 63.

    AbstractThe journey began as a standard transfer call with a hospice patient. For the crew, it was an uneventful transport until the patient began struggling to look out the ambulance window. The man said he just wanted to see the fall colors of the Colorado aspens one last time. When the driver heard his request, she immediately turned down a small country road. In an open field, surrounded by vibrant red and yellow aspens, the paramedics opened the doors of their unit and rolled the man out into the sunlight.

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