Episode 33: Shannon McPhetres; How Volunteer Hospice Helps Families Through The Hardest Days

Doug Has Questions · Jul 9, 2026 · 2h 32m · transcript

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Hospice can sound like a single frightening word, but what we’ve learned is that it’s really a promise: you don’t have to do the hardest part alone. I sit down with Shannon McPhetres, director and volunteer coordinator for Hospice of Haines, to talk honestly about death, grief, and the kind of neighbor-to-neighbor support that can change a family’s final months. Along the way, Shannon shares the experiences that shaped her, from growing up in Kenai through repeated community losses to discovering hospice work through college mentors and a path that kept calling her back.

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