November is hospice month

Lori Miller, executive director of Kaua‘i Hospice, asked Kaua‘i Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. if he knew the meaning of “palliative,” Monday.

The mayor discovered that palliative is the pain management and symptom control suffered by patients nearing the end of life, and Kaua‘i Hospice is taking advantage of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month — November — to bring more awareness of its palliative facet.

Carvalho presented the Kaua‘i Hospice delegation with a proclamation celebrating this year’s theme of “Hospice and Palliative Care: Preserving a legacy...Treasuring Moments.”

“Every year, more than 1.4 million people living with a life-limiting illness receive care from hospice and palliative care providers in this country,” Miller said in a Kaua‘i Hospice release. “These highly-trained professionals provide more than quality medical care. They work to ensure patients and families find dignity, respect and love during life’s most difficult journey.” (Read full story>>Kauai Hospice)