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Lin Sue Cooney: 6 Myths of Hospice Care
As I walk through the cereal aisle at Safeway, someone taps me on the shoulder. I already know what’s coming. A lovely compliment about missing me on the news… and a question: How do you like working for Hospice of the Valley?
They’re never prepared for the passion in my eyes when I tell them how much I love it. A few express doubt, timidly asking, "Isn’t it depressing?"
That always makes me smile. If only they knew what an honor it is to serve families facing the hardest journey of their lives. No one wants to say goodbye to someone we desperately love — yet we all must, eventually. What’s depressing is the thought of facing that last chapter lost and alone. What a tragedy to waste one second of the precious time that’s left.
A terminal diagnosis is never easy to cope with, but it’s less terrifying if someone is walking alongside you. The decisions you make can dramatically alter your end-of-life journey, so let’s dispel some myths about hospice care.
You lose your doctor
Hospice of the Valley staffer Joel Soto, RN, cares for patient Debra Jelinek. (Photo: Hospice of the Valley)
Hospice is about choice. If you have a doctor you like and trust and want involved in your care, you can have that! Hospice teams work alongside you
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Valle del Sol celebrates Lin Sue Cooney: 2017 Mom of the Year honoree
Lin Sue Cooney became director of community engagement for Hospice of the Valley after 31 years as a newscaster at 12News. She may have changed professions, but her passion to serve is stronger than ever. Instead of connecting our community to the latest headlines, she now connects families to tender and compassionate care.
She oversees community-facing departments at one of the largest not-for-profit hospices in the nation... fund development, business development, creative services and volunteers.
Lin Sue graduated cum laude with a bachelors in English and Political Science from Willamette University in Oregon. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She left a reporting position at WFAA-TV in Dallas to join the news team at 12 News in Phoenix in 1984. Honored as the Valley's "Best Anchor" by the Phoenix Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television, Lin Sue has won numerous awards including nine Rocky Mountain Emmys. She helped the Komen Foundation fight breast cancer with her "Buddy Check 12" reports... and launched "Hero Central" a segment that highlighted ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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