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Music Inspired by the Compassion and Hope
of Hospice is Recorded by Nashville Artists
Proceeds from The World Around the Bed:
Songs of hope and healing will support PPE
supplies for hospice providers
The birth of the Hospice Music Project began in November
2018 as part of NHPCO's Interdisciplinary Team Conference
in New Orleans. At a conference session led by hospice
physician and musician John Mulder and GRAMMY award
winning songwriter Tricia Walker, hospice professionals
shared reflections of their work. They put words to the many
emotions experienced in caring for people often near the end
of life. Walker and Mulder shaped those words and wrote
the music to create the first recorded song, Joy in a
Teardrop. The Hospice Music Project was born.
NHPCO, along with John Mulder and Tricia Walker are proud
to release the new recording, The World Around the Bed:
Songs of hope and healing. Featuring 11 original songs created from the
experience of hospice heroes from across the country, The World Around the
Bed... reflects the joys, sorrows, difficult and challenging times, and even the
lighthearted and humorous moments that are a part of life's journey.
"These gifted and compassionate hospice professionals lovingly shared
their thoughts, ideas, and stories with us and then allowed us to shape
their ideas into the special songs that have been recorded for this unique
project," said co-creator Ms. Walker. "These songs really do express the
hope and healing that hospice professionals provide each and every day."

John Mulder

"We feel that this will be one more effective way of communicating the
sacredness of our work and establishing a testament of our wonderful
legacy," added co-creator Dr. Mulder.
"During the challenging times our country, indeed the world, is facing as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic, songs that emphasize love, compassion,
and hope are needed now more than ever," said NHPCO President and
CEO Edo Banach. "Now, the proceeds from the sale of The World Around
the Bed... will help bring much needed personal protective equipment
(PPE) to providers in the hospice community, many of whom are
struggling with lack of supplies, putting their own safety at risk."

Tricia Walker

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The album may be purchased through the NHPCO Marketplace online or by
calling NHPCO at 800-646-6460. The World Around the Bed: Songs of hope
and healing is also available on Amazon Music or iTunes.

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