StoryCorps: Learning From the Dying at Zen Hospice Project in S.F.

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Lisa Messano and Tracy Grubbs at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of KALW Crosscurrents

By Rachel Vasquez, KALW Crosscurrents

Tracy Grubbs grew up fascinated, curious and afraid of death. Her curiosity, plus her interest in Buddhism, led her to volunteer at the Zen Hospice Project, a San Francisco center for the dying supported by the Buddhist community. Grubbs spoke with her colleague Lisa Messano.

TRACY GRUBBS: When I heard there was something like the Zen Hospice Project and they would train you to be with people who were dying, I was intrigued. I was also afraid.

Listen to the complete story at KALW Crosscurrents. 

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