From left to right: Susan Foegley, hospice volunteer and Bob Jarboe, hospice spiritual counselor. (Photo provided)

By KIM NANCE
Business Development Manager, Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, Inc.

KOSCIUSKO — Music often brings comfort to us all during our lifetime. The powerful memories we have of much loved songs from our childhood, church, family events, and happier times. Bob Jarboe, hospice spiritual counselor and Susan Foegley, hospice volunteer, have used their musical gifts to bless people in the community at the end of their lives. Both Jarboe and Foegley honor the last months, weeks, or days of hospice patients by playing their favorite songs.

“Often I play sacred or classical music because it has a calming melody,” said Foegley. Hospice patients are invited to share their favorite songs if they are able to speak. “It is a privilege to be with our patients. It feels like at the end of someone’s life that we are standing on Holy Ground,” said Jarboe and Foegley.

Because music can reach deep into our human spirit, it can have a powerful effect on our feelings of pain grief, fear, anxiety and sadness. Many times music can release positive feelings of hope, love, peace and thankfulness. music in hospice is often used to hep patients review their lives, and to process their thoughts, feelings and experiences.

Kosciusko Home Care And Hospice staff and volunteers are available to provide music relaxation to hospice patients in their home, nursing facility or hospital.

For more information contact Jarboe at (574) 372-3401.