'Nobody should die alone': Emmanuel Hospice volunteer brings joy to patients in their final days

'Nobody should die alone': Emmanuel Hospice volunteer brings joy to patients in their final days

Bruce Koop spends time each week sitting with hospice patients in their final days, making them laugh, and making sure they don't feel alone. The Caledonia man volunteers with Emmanuel Hospice, where he brings companionship and comfort to patients."At first I didn't know if I could do it, but after both that first or second patient, I could see the need for it," Koop said.The work is personal. Koop lost his mother in 2017. In her final weeks, sh…