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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