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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Hospice and palliative care provides patients and
3 families the highest quality care during life-limiting illness
4 and at the end of life, through pain management and symptom
5 control, caregiver training and assistance, and emotional and
6 spiritual support, allowing patients to live fully up until the
7 final moments, surrounded and supported by the faces of loved
8 ones, friends, and committed caregivers; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Last year, more than 1.2 million Americans living
10 with life-limiting illness, and their families, received care
11 from the 4,000 hospice and palliative care programs in
12 communities throughout the United States; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Professional and compassionate hospice staff,
14 including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists,
15 counselors, health aides, and clergy, provided comprehensive
16 care focused on the wishes of each individual patient; and
 
17     WHEREAS, More than 400,000 trained volunteers contribute
18 18 million hours of service to hospice programs annually; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Providing high-quality hospice and palliative
20 care reaffirms our belief in the essential dignity of every
21 person, regardless of age, health, or social status, and that
22 every stage of human life deserves to be treated with the
23 utmost respect and care; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Hospice and palliative care providers encourage
25 all people to learn more about options of care and to share
26 their wishes with family, loved ones, and their healthcare
27 professionals; therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1 we declare November of 2006 National Hospital/Palliative Care
2 Month in Illinois and encourage all citizens of the State of
3 Illinois to increase their understanding and awareness of care
4 at the end of life and to observe this month with appropriate
5 activities and programs.