WHO WE ARE
At Letters Without Limits, every life is a story worth telling.
We are an initiative dedicated to preserving the legacies of hospice, palliative, and rehab patients by helping them create Legacy Letters, heartfelt documents that capture their personal stories, values, and wisdom. We take elements of Dignity Therapy and Narrative Medicine to guide our process, ensuring that each patient’s voice is honored and that their legacy is preserved for future generations.
OUR MISSION
Create Meaningful Legacy Letters
Our primary goal is to partner hospice patients with college student volunteers who help them write Legacy Letters. These letters serve as personal narratives of patients and their life journeys, offering comfort and a sense of fulfillment to both the patients and their families.
Offering a Public Platform for Patients
For patients who are interested, we provide an opportunity to share their Legacy Letters publicly through our Letters Without Limits digital platform and upcoming book publication, allowing their stories to inspire and educate others.
Volunteer Engagement and Empowerment
We help engage students in hands-on experiences with patients, developing compassion, active listening skills, and a deeper understanding of the human connection to healthcare. As technology and automation increasingly touch all levels of the healthcare system, we seek to promote and strengthen the human aspect of the healing process.
Expanding Access to Legacy Letters
We partner with hospices, healthcare organizations, and the broader community to expand our reach, ensuring more patients can leave behind a legacy through our services. We seek to achieve this by building our letter writing community from the beginning here in Baltimore, to colleges and local care centers across the country, ensuring each patient the opportunity for a voice.
Raising Awareness of End-of-Life Care
By sharing patient stories, we seek to raise awareness about the significance of legacy preservation and humanizing end-of-life care. Our public-facing presence offers a platform for voices that might otherwise go unheard. Through every letter, we hope to make a positive difference on patient lives, while also inspiring critical reflection on the End-Of-Life Care system in the United States.