FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/01/2023
Greencastle, Indiana.

During this season of giving, the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association (PCHCA) reminds everyone that getting organized for death and making key financial, healthcare, and even funeral decisions now, while we are healthy, is a huge gift and an act of kindness for those who will be left behind.  These actions are important for all adults at all stages of life and health.   

Elaine Peck, Director of PCHPCA, said, “We all know people who have died at all ages and in many different circumstances.  I believe that when we die, the people who love us should be able to simply grieve.  We can support them by making key decisions now and being organized.  This act of courage and kindness will eventually be our final expression of love.”

Most of society’s conversations around estate planning centers on the desires and needs of the deceased - which is important - but that’s not who will have to live with those decisions.  Avoiding planning for dying is tantamount to offloading our hard decisions onto the shoulders of our loved ones to deal with, when they are already stressed and struggling to think.  If we expand how we think about our own deaths to consider those we love, we may discover that doing this work and having these conversations brings us closer.

Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association offers free information, resources, and support to help make these conversations easier for individuals, their loved ones, and their healthcare providers.  Some of these resources include:

• The PCHPCA website at pchpca.org.
• Free information packets such as the “Vital Medical Information File,” the “My Advance Directives Folder” and the “Serious Illness Information and Resources Folder”
• Free consultation provided by trained local ACP conversation facilitators.

The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association (PCHPCA) seeks to enhance the quality of life for the terminally ill, their loved ones, and caregivers, by educating the Putnam County community about the benefits of hospice, palliative care, and advance care planning.   PCHPCA is a nonprofit, public charity, and operates with the help of donations, financial support from the Putnam County Community Foundation, and fiscal sponsorship by the Putnam County Hospital. For more information, please visit www.pchpca.org.

Contact information:
M. Elaine Peck, Director
Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association
1542 South Bloomington Street
Greencastle, IN 46135
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