My First Day at Hospice

Yesterday was the first day of my internship. I got my name badge and then was given a short tour of the place. Then I was shown how to make bereavement phone calls. These calls are made to family members one month, three months, and six months after someone has died. I was making the one month calls yesterday. I just had to ask the person how they are doing and then tell them that we have individual and group support services available if needed. Or I left a message on the answering machine saying the same thing. It wasn't too hard. A lot more people talked to me than I thought would. One woman spoke to me for about an hour. Most didn't talk for quite that long but I was still surprised at how much they would tell a person they'd never met before. I'm supposed to go back on Monday as well. I don't know when; I'm not given specific times to do anything since I'm technically there as a volunteer. I don't really know what I'm doing on Monday when I get there either. It would be much easier if they would give me more definite instructions. Oh well, I guess I'll figure out where I'm supposed to be when I get there.