Returning Home
Palliative Care Through Song
Where medicine meets melody and compassion finds its voice
A Musical Journey Through Care Compassion and Healing
Returning Home is a lyrical and educational album that transforms the principles of palliative care into music, poetry, and reflection. Through twelve original songs, the album gently guides listeners through the sacred landscapes of caregiving, comfort, grief, release, and peace.
Created by Dr. Ritabelle Fernandes, Returning Home was born from the belief that medicine can teach through melody and that compassion can find its voice in song.
Why This Album Matters
Each song in Returning Home carries a meaningful lesson in palliative care education while offering emotional and spiritual support for caregivers, families, patients, and learners alike.
Through music, the album explores themes such as
Explore the Song Collection
Discover the reflections behind each piece in the Returning Home anthology.
Behind the Scenes of Returning Home
Experience the album and let the music guide you through a journey of education reflection and peace.
Meet the Creator
Dr. Ritabelle Fernandes is a Professor in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Hawaii and board certified in hospice and palliative medicine. She is also a Licentiate of Trinity College of Music London.
Blending her passion for medicine and music, Dr. Fernandes created Returning Home to educate, inspire, and comfort through the healing power of song.
May these songs offer comfort to caregivers peace to families wisdom to learners and gentle companionship to every soul walking the sacred path of serious illness and loss.