Inmates soothe prison’s dying
Posted: October 18, 2009 at 5:31 a.m.
Allen Jacobs lived hard for his 50 years, and when his liver finally shut down he faced the kind of death he did not want. On a recent afternoon Jacobs lay in a hospital bed staring blankly at the ceiling, his eyes sunk in his skull, his skin lusterless. A volunteer hospice worker, Wensley Roberts, ran a wet sponge over Jacobs’ dry lips, encouraging him to drink.
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Front Section, Pages 6 on 10/18/2009
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