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How hospice nurses inspired a long haul trucker to change careers at 57

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM CDT
Oralia “Lolly” Terrazas (right) with her late mother, Gloria (left). (Courtesy of Oralia “Lolly” Terrazas)
Courtesy of Oralia “Lolly” Terrazas
Oralia “Lolly” Terrazas (right) with her late mother, Gloria (left). (Courtesy of Oralia “Lolly” Terrazas)

Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Oralia Terrazas, a nursing student at Hondros College of Nursing in Ohio, about how she wants to honor her late mother, Gloria, with her life, not flowers.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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