michaela: yes, there are many options for hospice care in the cedar valley and across the country, smafrt, and the theme means that you should prepare for that time in your life when you're nearing the end. you should be prepared and know what questions to ask, know what to look for in a hospice provider, and make sure that you know what options are available in your community because while all hospices do have to follow the same regulations so they are providing the same services, in hospice care, there are things that are unique to each hospice that they do that sets them apart from the other sp providers in the community. >> ron: and one of the things, of course, for you, you're a not-for-profit -- this is a nonprofit organization that you run and i was shocked by the number of people that you employ, over 100 people. more importantly, it takes hundreds of volunteers to make your hospice run as well as it does. >> michaela: yes, yes, we do have about 400 volunteers across our service area as well as the staff of about 115, and i can that every single one of those individuals is working