Virtual Goodbye

Hospice worker helps bridge Atlantic for dying man

  • Sharon Matthewson video chats from Ireland on Monday with Rachel Reidenbaugh, a licensed practical nurse from Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka.
    Sharon Matthewson video chats from Ireland on Monday with Rachel Reidenbaugh, a licensed practical nurse from Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka.
  • Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center employees hold Robbie Matthewson’s hand earlier this year.
    Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center employees hold Robbie Matthewson’s hand earlier this year.
  • A young Robbie Matthewson is pictured in Derry, Ireland.
    A young Robbie Matthewson is pictured in Derry, Ireland.
  • The Matthewson family say hi to Robbie Matthewson from Ireland earlier this year, as he battled cancer at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka.
    The Matthewson family say hi to Robbie Matthewson from Ireland earlier this year, as he battled cancer at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka.
PALATKA – Ireland native Robbie Matthewson left his hometown more than 30 years ago to live in Florida, and had not seen his family in more than a decade. Suffering from terminal cancer and heading…

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