I was a hospice nurse. What you are doing is awesome. Helping someone die with dignity is huge.

Volunteerism was a requirement when I was in college; I was banquet coordinator for five semesters, went on a service trip to a worker farm for people getting back on their feet, coordinated said trip twice, and was a peer tutor. In the years after college, volunteering became more sporadic and tapered off considerably. I'm currently training to be a volunteer mediator for conflict resolution (tons of work to get state certification, but I'm enjoying it). I think serving one's community in some way is a civic responsibility.

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For anyone considering to do the same