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Greencastle, Indiana. "Before I Die" is an interactive public art project that invites people to share their personal aspirations in a public space.
The original wall was created by artist Candy Chang after she lost someone she loved. In February 2011, she created the first wall on an abandoned house in New Orleans. She painted the side of the house with chalkboard paint and stenciled the sentence "Before I die I want to _." Within 24 hours the wall was covered with her neighbors' dreams and wishes for their lives. Since then the wall has been recreated in more than 73 countries and Before I Die has been translated in more than 16 languages.
Putting up her response to "Before I Die ..." on the wall at Vine and Poplar streets is Tammy Hunter, director of the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association. The wall will remain up through the end of April.
From: State of the Castle (WGRE) - April 12, 2019
State of the Castle, interviews the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association. Director Tammy Hunter and President Julianne Miranda discuss National Health Care Decisions Day on this half-hour news show.
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). Nathan Kottkamp, the Founder and Chair of National Healthcare Decisions Day, saw the need for creating a day to discuss healthcare decisions after serving on several hospital ethics committees and being repeatedly confronted with distressful end of life situations. Families, providers, and hospital administrators struggled to interpret the wishes of patients who never made their healthcare wishes known or failed to complete an advance directive to record their stated wishes. Both the loved one and their families suffered undue burden because wishes and needs were not written and shared.
From Facebook:
City of Greencastle · April 16, 2018
Today is Healthcare Decision Day in Greencastle. Here’s some important information about why you need to plan your healthcare decisions in advance, particularly in the event you are unable to speak for yourself.
From Banner Graphic Newspaper
Friday, November 17, 2017
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. There seems to be confusion and misunderstandings about what these terms mean.
From Banner Graphic Newsletter
Friday, November 17, 2017
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I write to bring community attention to the services of an incredible community resource that is not often in the public spotlight -- hospice care.
I was truly blessed during the illness and recent passing of my husband, Bill Jackson, to have had a wonderful team from Intrepid Hospice who shared that journey.
While the death of a loved one is immeasurably sad, much of the pain and anxiety of that time was made bearable by our “team” which consisted of nurses and aides, as well as a doctor, social worker and chaplain who were available to us through regularly scheduled visits as well as 24-7 as needed.
From Greencastle Banner Graphic - Thursday, February 16, 2017
Greencastle, Indiana. A free screening and discussion of the PBS Frontline film “Being Mortal,” based on the best-selling book by Dr. Atul Gawande of Harvard Medical School, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at Putnam County Hospital.
The film is credited with sparking national conversation that brings medical professionals and community members together to discuss what matters most to patients and families facing difficult treatment decisions and how to have such conversations ahead of a medical crisis.
Presented in the third-floor classrooms at PCH, the film is sponsored by the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association and Putnam County Hospital.
For more information, persons may contact Tammy Hunter at 655-2524.
From Greencastle Banner Graphic - Thursday, February 16, 2017
To the Editor:
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Awareness Month. November is also a time when families get together for holiday celebrations. That makes November a great opportunity to have discussions about what matters, in life, in health, but also in sickness and end of life.
Last February I was hired to work as the director of Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association, I have learned about this expanding movement across America. The association’s mission is “to enhance the quality of life and reduce suffering by increasing the number of Putnam County residents who experience the benefits of utilizing hospice and palliative care services, through education of medical care providers and residents of Putnam County, and by providing support, care coordination, and navigational resources.” We hope to raise awareness about hospice services and the need for conversations about end of life care.
To the Editor:
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to raise awareness about the compassionate care offered by hospice and palliative care providers. In and around Putnam County there are multiple hospice and healthcare providers, all focusing on the comfort and dignity of those coping with a serious or life-limiting illness. Hospice professionals and trained volunteers provide expert care to keep patients comfortable and informed.
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHCPO.org) research findings indicate eight out of 10 Americans would want to be cared for in their homes if facing a life-limiting illness. Hospice makes this happen and almost 70 percent of patients receive care in their place of residence.
Whether it’s the family home, nursing home, residential facility, or hospice inpatient setting, hospice teams are available to patients and families wherever compassionate end-of-life care is needed. 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.
Greencastle, Indiana. On Thursday, Nov. 3 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association (PCHPCA) will host the program “What Matters?” for Faith Communities. The program is a free luncheon for pastors and lay leaders to discuss what resources are available for their congregants regarding advance care directives, care during a serious illness and end-of-life issues. The PCHPCA will also provide information and helpful tools to encourage initiating these discussions before they are needed. The luncheon will be held at the Putnam County Hospital in classrooms 2 and 3 on the third floor. Persons are asked to RSVP to Tammy Hunter at 655-2524 by Oct. 28.
Greencastle, Indiana. The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association will sponsor "Starting Important Conversations" on Thursday, May 19. The program is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. in the third-floor classroom at Putnam County Hospital. Lunch will be provided.
Certainly no guide and no single conversation can cover all the decisions that a person and their family may face. What a conversation can do is provide a shared understanding of what matters most to you and your loved ones. It can make it easier to make decisions when the time comes.
Ann Cottingham and Wilma Griffin from the Walther Foundation will share some strategies for discovering what families value and then how to communicate these values to our loved ones.
RSVP by calling Tammy Hunter at 655-2524.
Greencastle, Indiana. A new association has been formed to serve Putnam County residents. The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association has been created after months of planning by the Putnam Community Foundation, Putnam County Hospital and other community members.
Funding is provided by the Putnam County Hospice Endowment, a field of interest endowment established by former DePauw University faculty member Mary Louise Miller, who died in 2007.
The mission of the Hospice and Palliative Association is to enhance the quality of life and reduce suffering by increasing the number of Putnam County residents who experience the benefits of utilizing hospice and palliative care services.
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