Fwd: Mary and Ed - to Kelly
Pete 🤓 and Zeke 🐶
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Mr. Pete" <peteandtess@gmail.com>
Date: March 1, 2026 at 12:19:56 PM EST
To: Kelly Malenchak Hospice Volunteer Coordinator for Henderson County and Elizabeth House <KMalenchak@fourseasonscfl.org>
Subject: Mary and Ed Coffey
Kelly,I am truly grieving… I guess that's where to start. I am truly grieving and I know this is what I signed up for and this is what I want to continue doing. I didn't know I would get so attached to someone but I, but we did. Zeke really is a little pet therapy dog. He can be such a little wild one and such a whiney butt, but he would settle down next to Ed and he really did provide a sense of peace and comfort.I'm writing you this morning because I feel like I need to talk to someone who gets it. And I think you guys get it. I mean why would people like you, with a full life and family and Erica, just starting out a new life… why would you come to work every day when a big part of your work is this???So for me it's a question I ask myself too. When we first moved to Hendersonville all I cared about was hiking and biking. But my answer is because it means something. It gives me much more than it takes. I've had a lot of jobs in my life and I always wanted to be a social worker so I could do something meaningful. I was lucky to get a job and have a career as a social worker in child protective services, but this… this is the most meaningful experience I've ever had and I just kind of fell into it. All the little pieces came together; Tess, Zeke, Hospice and now here we are.In closing, I think I know why you and Erica and Mary and Ed all came to work at Hospice. There is great sadness but there is great joy and yes, there is great meaning in everything you do.Pete 🤓 and Zeke 🐶
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