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Through writing, Hillsborough hospice workers deal with immortality

By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer
Sunday, January 9, 2011

TAMPA — Just after the cappuccino machine stopped hissing, Lori Thompson stepped to the front of small stage in the coffee shop and took a breath.

On the exhale, she read aloud:

The baby wailing in the back seat / Four patients on their last breath/ Our other house up for sale / They have seen their final days / Four patients on their last breath

Thompson, 28, tried to describe how it feels to be a new mother and also a nurse for people who are in hospice care. Her writers' group at LifePath Hospice tackles these kinds of sensitive topics frequently — offering an outlet for people who deal with the loss of life every day.

With wisdom, energy, soul, compassion and will, the group sets out to document the experiences of caregivers and their patients at the ends of their lives.

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