**CENTER FOR HOSPICE CARE STAFF SPOTLIGHT**
Hi, I’m Laura Lethbridge, RNCM (case manager) and I’ve been with CHC for 7.5 years now.
People often ask me how can I do this job? I just smile and tell them “this IS my purpose”, I have no doubt this is exactly what I should be doing in my life. From the age of 16, I’ve taken care of family members, neighbors and friends. It has also been a great privilege of mine to have been asked by my co workers to take care of their loved ones when they were in our hospice care. I pray every morning that God will help me; He will bless every patient I care for with my presence, my words, my hands, my compassion. I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many different people. Holding the hand of a dying patient, praying with the family for their loved one, educating a caregiver about medications, changes in the body and what to watch for, or sometimes, it’s just a shoulder to cry on.
I never know what the family dynamics will be when I walk through the door of a new patient, but it is a privilege to be invited into someone’s home at such an important, difficult, emotional time in their life.
I absolutely love what I do, and I work really hard. But I like to have fun too! I love to read, soak up the sun, watch movies, grill and travel. I’ve been married for 37 years to my wonderful husband who makes me laugh often. Believe me, having this job, laughter is invaluable. I have four beautiful, adult children and three fun grandchildren. So, if I’m not working or hanging out with friends in Indiana, I’m often in Minnesota, Michigan or Tennessee spending time with loved ones.
Life is too short to not enjoy what you’re doing every day. Find YOUR purpose.
LOVE what you do.
USE your gifts.
I never go to bed on Sunday night dreading Monday morning. I go to bed on Sunday night, looking forward to Monday morning. I am truly blessed to touch the lives I do, hoping I can make a difference.
Enjoy your day, Laura ????