In My Mother’s Footsteps
My Life and Experiences as a Hospice Nurse
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My job was also to ease into patient caretaking when the family was unable to, so they no longer have the stress and weight of around the clock care. When it came to their spiritual care, I would always have to be led by the Spirit before I share with them. God is always on time; He is never late. People think Hospice is only caring about physical and emotional needs but it is also taking care of the spiritual needs as well. We were created with a body, soul and spirit. No matter how rich or poor a person is, When it’s all said and done, a person in their last stages of life are ready to hear God’s Word and the message of His love, because they desperately want to be sure things are right with God before they slip into eternity.
I’m on my mission for Christ when I leave Vermont to head out of state to care for someone whose time is very limited.
It’s getting closer to His return, we need to make our time count. I refuse to sit around and let someone do the work when
If we all do our part as we live here till we are called home God will reward us for all our work we have done for his glory.
Do you know where you are going?
When this earthly life is past?
Will the seed that you are sowing bring a harvest that will last? Jacobson
We sow the seed; God produces the harvest.
I want to leave a legacy for all to remember me for what I have done for others that have met me and hopefully I have touched many lives as they have mine.
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At the age of twenty-one, Dorothy Woodrum decided to follow her mother’s footsteps and become a nurse. She graduated from Connecticut’s Hartford Hospital Nursing School in 1961, the same place where her mother had received her training. At that monumental moment, when her mother put Dorothy’s nurse’s cap on her for the first time, Dorothy experienced one of the proudest parts of her life.
Presented in Dorothy’s own words, In My Mother’s Footsteps tells an inspiring story of a lifetime of giving. She traces her early childhood and adolescence growing up in Connecticut and shares how her mother’s love and generosity, which influenced her to pursue a career in nursing. After nursing school, Dorothy juggled family responsibilities with her job, yet continued her mother’s legacy of lovingly caring for the sick.
It was when Dorothy began to work with hospice patients that she found her true calling. She was able to use her deep, abiding faith in God to help families and patients make the difficult transition from life to death. For the past thirty-six years, she has experienced overwhelming fulfillment in a career she was meant to have.
Heartwarming and memorable, In My Mother’s Footsteps shares the beauty of one woman’s benevolent human spirit.
About the Author
Dorothy Woodrum is a hospice nurse. When she isn’t giving hospice care, she and her therapy dog “Sir” Monty visit respite homes and children’s hospitals. “When I’m home, I like to spend time with the most precious things in my life - My family & grandchildren.” Woodrum is also part of a quilter’s guild and resides in Vermont.