Hospice Residency, First Day

The Hospice Chaplain told the acupuncture residents, including myself, that her mission was to help people transition with as few regrets as possible and that to do this she began by finding out what gave their life meaning. She used the example of "the bar" as something that gave an imaginary patient's life meaning. I was unsure whether she meant "the bar on the corner" or the legal institution, but before I could ponder this and the differences in the lives that these things gave meaning, her talk ended and the psychologist entered the room.

It was a day full of meaning, one to ponder, at a later date.