For 15+ years, Brenda Mulkey-McQueen has volunteered for VITAS, visiting patients, assisting caregivers, and now calling patients and families to check on their needs. Her mother was an enthusiastic VITAS volunteer, and Brenda follows her example.
“After listening to [my mom] brag about VITAS and seeing the joy she felt, I realized that hospice was not ‘where people just go to die,’” she says.
Brenda’s dedication to the patients and families she serves gives her a unique perspective. “Be kind, friendly, hospitable — you have the power to make someone’s day in spite of their situation,” she says.
