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Chaplain starts 'No One Dies Alone' program at Mercy Hospital

He got the ominous call when he was in a concourse in the Houston airport on a work-related trip. "Your dad has passed away," the voice on the other end of the telephone told Richard "Rich" Thibodeau. Miles away from his father's nursing home, Thibodeau was filled with sadness. He was grief-stricken that he hadn't been with his beloved dad as the older man made the transition from life to death. The thought of his 89-year-old father dying alone often haunted him over the years. The experience was one of the reasons Thibodeau felt compelled to start a new program at Mercy Hospital, 4300 W Memorial Road. This month, Thibodeau, a chaplain who serves as the hospital's manager of pastoral care, began "No One Dies Alone.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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