Covenant Hospice presents “Willow Tree – A Celebration of Life” observing National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Covenant Hospice presents “Willow Tree – A Celebration of Life” observing National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
In conjunction with the Pensacola Museum of Art, Covenant Hospice will be presenting, “Willow Tree – A Celebration of Life” to honor hospice patients and those in our community who have experienced the loss of a loved one. From Nov. 1 through Nov. 27, community members are invited to place their loved one’s name on a tree and receive a ribbon in observance of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Willow trees will be available at the Pensacola Museum of Art located at 407 South Jefferson St. and the Pensacola branch of Covenant Hospice located at 2001 N. Palafox St.
The completed willow tree will be showcased during a community event held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30 at the Pensacola branch of Covenant Hospice located at 2001 N. Palafox St. Light refreshments will be served. For more information please contact Andre Hall at 380-0459.
More than 1.5 million people with a life-limiting illness get help from the nation’s hospice and palliative care providers every single year. “It’s about quality of life. With the help of hospice and palliative care, patients and families can focus on what’s most important, living as fully as possible in spite of illness,” said Dale O. Knee, Covenant Hospice President & CEO.
Hospice care provides expert pain management, symptom control, psycho-social support and spiritual care to patients and families when a cure is not possible. All the necessary medicines and equipment needed to keep a patient comfortable can be brought right to the home, which is where most Americans would like to be if at all possible. Hospice makes this happen. Palliative care brings these same skilled services earlier in the course of an illness and can be provided along with other treatments a patient may want to pursue.
For additional information on hospice and palliative care, please contact your local Covenant Hospice branch.
