‘No one’s going to die alone’

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: July 25, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Published: July 25, 2021 4:00 AM CT
<strong>&ldquo;No one&rsquo;s going to die alone,&rdquo; D&rsquo;Arcy Deveaux (right), Regional One Health staff chaplain and spiritual care liaison, recalled saying to his team of a dozen staff chaplains, which includes Fred Montgomery (left). </strong>(Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

“No one’s going to die alone,” D’Arcy Deveaux (right), Regional One Health staff chaplain and spiritual care liaison, recalled saying to his team of a dozen staff chaplains, which includes Fred Montgomery (left). (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Memphis hospitals relaxed strict visitation policies, allowing outside ministers to visit patients alongside family. But an uptick in COVID numbers could cause those policies to tighten again.

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COVID Charlie McVean D’Arcy Deveaux David Lucchesi Father Ben Bradshaw Regional One Health
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Toni Lepeska is a freelance reporter for The Daily Memphian. The 34-year veteran of newspaper journalism is an award-winning essayist and covers a diversity of topics, always seeking to reveal the human story behind the news. Toni, who grew up in Cayce, Mississippi, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. To learn more, visit tonilepeska.com


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