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“The Gerontology Program at CNR,
and especially Ken Doka, helped me to
understand my first years working with hospice patients and ultimately
prepared
me for my careers I have now in hospice and theater. I have wonderful
memories
of my years at CNR and am very grateful for the support of the staff
with
whom I worked, especially Dorothy Valle. I meet many people interested
in
gerontology and tanatology and tell them all about CNR. I am a proud
alum
indeed!”
Taren Sterry
GS’02
Manager of Volunteer Program Services
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Hospice Care
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Taren Sterry
is currently the Manager of Volunteer Program Services at
the largest hospice program in metropolitan New York City, The Visiting
Nurse
Service of New York Hospice Care. She is also a writer and performer
and
currently has a one-woman show called 180 Days about her first six
months
working with hospice. These first six months were part of her
undergraduate
studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz, which led her to
CNR
and ultimately to the work she does today with VNSNY. 180 Days is a one
hour
"drama-comedy" where Sterry plays 22 characters as she follows the
stories
of five hospice patients. Hoping to help them find meaning at the end
of
their lives, with poignancy and humor Sterry tells how they end up
teaching
her a few things about her own. 180 Days is a celebration of the
individual’s
journey in caring for the dying and has received rave reviews from
hundreds
of theater lovers, hospice staff and volunteers. It was recently
selected
as the official entertainment for the 2010 30th Annual Hospice and
Palliative
Care Association of New York State Conference.
For more
information about Taren Sterry, click here.
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