About Compassion Crossing

Life brings many changes, and some of the hardest ones involve health challenges, chronic illness, and death. At Compassion Crossing, I believe no one should face life’s most difficult moments without compassionate support. I serve as your healthcare journey project manager—coordinating doctors, attending appointments, managing medications, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. My goal is to help transform fear and worry into peace and confidence while improving your quality of life and, when possible, helping extend life through proper care coordination.

My Story

Hi, I’m Peter Abraham. Life taught me about hardship early on—growing up in a highly traumatic environment where multiple forms of severe abuse were part of my daily reality. This was different from the challenges of poverty I also faced, including being expelled from my parents’ home at a young age and dealing with constant threats of homelessness, food insecurity, and housing insecurity. These early experiences gave me a deep understanding of what it means to feel vulnerable and alone during life’s most difficult moments.

When I found Christ Jesus around my 28th birthday, everything changed. His saving grace didn’t just transform my life—it gave me the ability to provide compassionate, nonjudgmental care for anyone going through their own struggles.

After spending 30 years in information technology, I felt called to return to college at 50 to become a registered nurse. I studied hard and was blessed to graduate at the top of my class, achieving the highest GPA the program had seen in years. During nursing school, I spent over a year volunteering as a hospice companion, where families first taught me about the sacred nature of end-of-life care.

I began my nursing career in cardiology at a local Magnet-recognized teaching hospital. After six months, I often found myself caring for general inpatient hospice patients, where managers consistently noted how patient I was with families and how well I provided them with education and encouragement. These moments confirmed what my heart was beginning to understand—I had found my calling in hospice and palliative care.

When I transitioned to working primarily with rural home hospice patients, I discovered the unique challenges families face when caring for loved ones far from hospitals and support systems. I handled complex cases involving not only difficult symptom management but also complicated family dynamics, often traveling long distances on country roads to reach patients who had limited access to healthcare. Rural families taught me about resilience, resourcefulness, and the deep bonds that form when people must rely on each other during life’s hardest seasons. This is where I learned the critical importance of coordinating care between multiple providers and catching medication problems before they cause serious harm.

During COVID-19, I took a break from hospice to work at a severely short-staffed nursing home, where our team applied evidence-based science for early detection and treatment, resulting in close to 100% recovery of our residents. This experience reinforced my commitment to compassionate, person-centered care even in the most challenging circumstances.

I returned to rural hospice and palliative care, where I continued working until moving from Pennsylvania to Kentucky in late 2024. In Pennsylvania, I increasingly worked alongside death doulas and witnessed their tremendous benefit to families navigating end-of-life transitions. When I moved to Kentucky and discovered there were no death doulas in Madison County, where my family now lives, I founded Compassion Crossing, LLC to ensure that individuals, families, caregivers, and healthcare teams could receive compassionate support during life’s most challenging transitions.

Through the International Doula Life Movement, I completed comprehensive training and became a certified end-of-life doula specialist, advance care plan specialist, and grief specialist. I also serve as one of their part-time educators, helping develop their continuing education program and instructing several of their courses.

My approach remains straightforward: I meet people exactly where they are, with no judgment and unconditional love. Whether someone is healthy and planning ahead, living with chronic illness, facing terminal illness, or nearing the end of life, I believe that with proper support and guidance, families can navigate these difficult times with greater peace and confidence. I’ve learned that the most meaningful care happens when I serve as your healthcare journey project manager—coordinating all the moving parts while showing up with compassion during your most vulnerable moments.

What Makes Compassion Crossing Different

Personal Focus, Not Numbers

Most healthcare workers see many patients daily and can spend only 15 to 30 minutes with each person. Compassion Crossing, LLC is different.

I carefully choose my clients so I’m never overwhelmed and can focus entirely on you and your needs. This means I have time to attend appointments with you, coordinate communication between your doctors, and catch problems before they become serious.

Working as Partners

Compassion Crossing, LLC, works closely with home health, palliative care, hospice teams, and other caregivers to coordinate all your support.

As your healthcare journey project manager and life transition guide, I treat everyone as partners, never competitors. I make sure all your providers work together toward your goals.

Independent Perspective

While hospice and palliative care providers may offer similar services, I provide them from an independent viewpoint.

I focus only on what’s best for you and your loved one, without influence from insurance costs, referral fees, or other business concerns. This independence allows me to advocate fully for your needs and coordinate care in your best interest.

How I Help Individuals and Families

I help people reduce fear and worry through education and hands-on support. Whether you’re planning ahead while healthy or facing illness now, I’m here for you every step of the way.

As Your Healthcare Journey Project Manager, I:

  • Coordinate care between multiple doctors and specialists who may not communicate with each other.
  • Attend medical appointments and hospital procedures with you to ensure all steps are completed properly.
  • Review medications from all providers to catch dangerous drug interactions.
  • Manage complex medication schedules and ensure safe, effective treatment.
  • Watch for early warning signs that something needs medical attention.
  • Help you make lifestyle and dietary changes that can slow disease progression.
  • Organize appointments and treatment plans so nothing falls through the cracks.
  • Communicate between family members and healthcare teams to keep everyone informed.

I Support:

Think of me as the project manager of your healthcare journey. I coordinate all aspects of your care, attend appointments with you, review medications for safety, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. My goal is to improve your quality of life and, when possible, help extend life through healthy lifestyle choices, proper medication management, and careful coordination of your care team. This hands-on approach can prevent dangerous complications and help you benefit from all your treatments.

My Services Include:

  • Advance Care Planning – Peace of mind through complete living wills that ensure your wishes are honored
  • End-of-Life Support – Compassionate care, comfort, and coordination during life’s final transitions, including hospice and palliative care guidance, legacy projects, and vigil planning
  • Grief Support – Comfort and healing during loss, including support for anticipatory grief and ambiguous loss
  • Illness Navigation – Serving as your healthcare journey project manager, including disease education, medication management, care coordination between providers, lifestyle and dietary advice, and attending appointments with you
  • Medication Review – Catching dangerous drug interactions and preventing complications that could shorten life through an independent, comprehensive medication safety review
  • Wellness Checks – Compassionate companionship combined with professional nursing care, medication management, and healthcare coordination

How I Help Healthcare Organizations

I work with healthcare professionals, social workers, and teams who provide hospice, palliative care, and home health services.

My Training and Services Include:

Public Speaking – On-site and virtual education on topics from life to death, including care coordination and medication safety

Staff Development Training – Comprehensive education covering:

  • Understanding chronic illnesses and how they progress
  • Recognizing when someone moves from chronic to terminal illness
  • When palliative care can help patients and families
  • When hospice care becomes the right choice
  • How to serve as effective care coordinators and healthcare journey project managers for complex patient cases
  • Best practices for medication review, reconciliation, and reducing preventable complications
  • Grief support training for your team
  • Practical guidance for caring for those with life-limiting conditions

My training helps your team feel more confident and prepared when supporting patients and families during difficult transitions, with special emphasis on preventing medication errors and coordinating care effectively.

My Mission and Values

Mission: No one should face life’s most challenging moments, especially death and dying, without compassionate support, guidance, and active care coordination.

Vision: To create an accessible Kentucky non-profit offering end-of-life care, illness navigation, medication safety, and grief support services to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

My Promise: I support families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals through life’s most difficult transitions by serving as your healthcare journey project manager. I provide compassionate education, practical guidance, hands-on care coordination, and a peaceful presence when someone you love is chronically or terminally ill.

Where I Serve

I provide on-site services throughout Madison County, Kentucky, and offer virtual support everywhere through Google Meet, Zoom, telephone, and other platforms. No matter where you are, I can connect with you. For local clients, I attend appointments with you at hospitals, clinics, and specialist offices to ensure nothing gets missed.

I believe that with the right education, support, and active care coordination, you can become more confident and find peace in life’s most challenging moments. Whether you’re planning ahead, facing illness, handling complex medical needs, or aiming to support others more effectively, I am here to help.

Ready to Talk?

Schedule a free conversation to see how I can support you, someone you care about, or your organization.

You don’t have to face this journey alone. I’m here to coordinate your care and help every step of the way.

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