Deb Hamilton has worked as a Homecare and Hospice nurse in rural Maine for 15 years. Hospice-certified, she specializes in palliative care and pain management. She has been a participant in the Literature & Medicine program since its inception at Togus VA hospital 8 years ago. Deb is also a Registered Maine Guide and leads trips into the great Maine wilderness. Her other great passion is her family—she is now a grandmother of two with another on the way.