Hello again, Don! When my mother was receiving hospice care, it was such a treat to have a visit from a volunteer! People getting hospice care don't get out much, if at all, and their families are probably overwhelmed by the whole situation, so a visitor from the "outside" world is good for everyone. I would imagine that your local hospice has at least one training session to help their volunteers prepare to act as visitors. Maybe you could go to the training to get a better idea of what the "job" will be like? And if you decide not to be a hospice volunteer, please don't feel bad; every one of us helps other people in the ways that we can, so no one person should feel that s/he has to do everything. IYQ!!! Mary Rack [log in to unmask]