During her visits with patients, she might read aloud, play cards, talk about current events or watch children. Hospice of Laramie relies on about 20 volunteers as part of a team that also includes physicians, nurses, a social worker and a chaplain. The mission is to provide emotional, spiritual, social and material support to patients, families and friends during the dying process. The organization also works to promote acceptance of dying as a natural part of life, and has served more than 700 people and their families since 1983. "Even little ones, like write another letter, make another phone call, take another picture, or make another trip to the Snowies," she said. Working with people at the end of their lives has helped her be grateful for little things that she might not normally notice, like flowers blooming.