Genesis Palliative Care Patients Share Their Stories

Read about Franklin Beaver and how the Genesis Palliative Care team reached out to improve his quality of life.

Complex COPD Patient Finds Relief With Palliative Care

Franklin Beaver’s health was not good. He had been hospitalized for severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). “When we first met him, he was in really bad shape,” said Donna Lewis, Advanced Practice Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist (APRN-CNS), Genesis Palliative Care.