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Radio Solent,4 mins
Nurse writes song after 'heart-wrenching shift' holding hand of dying patient
Steve HarrisAvailable for over a year
Peggy Venton, is a nurse at Dorset County Hospital. She wrote a song called 'Hold my hand' having returned home from what she called "one of the most heart wrenching shifts to date". She'd held the hand of a dying patient, taking her well beyond her shift having promised her that she wouldn't let her die alone. She shared the song online, and it's been seen and shared by thousands of people around the world. She told her story to BBC Radio Solent's Steve Harris.
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