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Now let me go over this again, she said, there is no grey area. You may not
accept any gifts. They will want to pay you; it's only natural.
You have spent time with their loved ones when things were tough. They know you are volunteers. You many not take money, or anything else, no matter how insignificant. Let me make this clear. One of our patients had a teapot collection and a volunteer who saw her every day, commented on one.The woman insisted that she should have it. After her death, the family said it went missing. It happens.