Seven Songs for a Long Life

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Seven Songs for a Long Life

Season 29 Episode 13 | 53m 32s | CC

Hospice care is rarely associated with singing and laughter, but at Strathcarron it's different. At this remarkable Scottish hospice center, patients face pain, uncertainty and the possibility of life's end with song and humor.

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