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Pandemic Makes End-of-Life Care Harder

Pandemic Makes End-of-Life Care Harder
A nurse in the COVID-19 unit of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital check the fit of protective equipment before entering a patient's room in Leonardtown, Md., on March 24, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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I just lost a dear elderly friend to cancer. Home hospice workers kept him comfortable. He spent his final weeks watching spring unfold in the outdoor Eden he had nurtured for decades. He died peacefully at night with me present.

Froma Harrop
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