Using Photography as a Palliative Care Tool

Social worker Marilyn Peck has been honored for her program, "Life Through Pictures," which uses photography as a palliative tool end-of-life care.

"The concept. . . uses the power of visual imagery to stimulate patients to do mental 'life reviews.' In these reviews patients talk about their memories and in so doing find clarity and peace in the final chapters of their lives.

'When an individual comes to the end of their life, a lot of times there are a lot of pieces that need to be pulled together,' Peck said. 'My goal is that if they see what they have done, their regrets will diminish, their peacefulness will grow.'"