Volunteer Spotlight

Christine Furlong, Hospice of Dubuque Volunteer

Meet Christine Furlong, Hospice of Dubuque volunteer. Christine became a volunteer in 2019. She provides companionship to hospice patients, and she recently spent 51 hours recording and typing a patient’s life review.

After her mother was a hospice patient in Humboldt, Iowa, Christine decided to become a Hospice of Dubuque volunteer. She wanted to give back to her community.

When Christine isn’t volunteering at Hospice of Dubuque, she enjoys attending Iowa Hawkeye games and cheering for the Chicago Cubs. Christine also enjoys spending time with her husband, two daughters, and pets. Christine is a Reiki practitioner, studies astrology, and enjoys spending time in nature.

Christine states that her mother was a big influence in her life, and she feels she got her work ethic and problem-solving skills from her. Christine indicated that her mother “was very creative and had an artistic side as well.”

Christine’s goal is to start teaching Reiki, as she recently completed the training to become a Reiki instructor.

Christine is a graduate of UNI and moved to Dubuque in 1994. She is employed fulltime in healthcare information technology.

Thank you Christine, for your years of service. We appreciate you. We are blessed to have you as part of our team and as a member of our hospice family.