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National Hospice/Palliative Care Observed in November November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month. This year’s theme, Hope, Dignity, Love…It must be hospice, reminds us that the care we provide brings hope to help people live life as fully as possible, offers dignity when there is not a cure and surrounds families with love at one of life’s most challenging times. At the center of hospice and palliative care is the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that our families will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so. The hospice philosophy of care is shared by palliative care providers who are working to serve patients and families earlier in the course of a serious illness. Both hospice and palliative care are committed to providing compassion, hope, and dignity. To learn more about Hospice and Palliative care, and see President Bush’s proclamation, visit the Web site for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. |
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CHICAGO – December 20, 2006 – When Elizabeth Hein survived a heart attack at age 27, she couldn’t imagine that heart disease would suddenly claim her mother’s life just nine years later. Hein, now 36 and a resident of Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood, works in hotel reservation management and is committed to transforming her personal struggle with – and family’s loss from – heart disease into a positive message for women as an American Heart Association Go Red For Women volunteer. 
