Contact:  Amy Tucci, HFA, 202-457-5811, ext. 1099

HOSPICE: SOMETHING MORE DISPELS MYTHS ABOUT HOSPICE CARE
FREE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TODAY ON DVD
 
April 16, 2014, Washington, DC – Audiences are afforded a rare glimpse into the lives of hospice patients in the one-hour special program, “Hospice: Something More,” available today free on DVD.  The program was produced by Hospice Foundation of America and funded by a grant from the John and Wauna Harman Foundation. The program is being released in conjunction with National Healthcare Decisions Day (www.nhdd.org).
 
“Whether it’s the 44-year old mom with terminal lung cancer who goes to her son’s football practice, or the retired professor who chooses to let nature rather than his automatic defibrillator determine when he will die, the stories of real hospice patients and their families will inspire viewers to think about the options available to those with life-limiting illness and the people who love them,” said Hospice Foundation of America President and CEO Amy S. Tucci.
 
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The program is hosted by former CNN correspondent Frank Sesno.  He is joined in-studio by Samira Beckwith, CEO of Hope HealthCare Services, a nonprofit hospice provider serving southwest Florida; Terry Melvin, MD, medical director of Hospice of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Gary Fink, a rabbi who is vice president of spiritual care and volunteer services at Montgomery Hospice in Rockville, Maryland; and Kenneth J. Doka, professor at the graduate school of The College of New Rochelle in New York, a recognized expert in grief and loss.
 
Hospice Foundation of America (www.hospicefoundation.org) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help those who cope personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief and bereavement.
 
The DVD is available free to any interested organization or individual. To receive a free DVD of Something More, email somethingmore@hospicefoundation.org For more information, contact Amy Tucci at HFA, 202-457-5811, ext. 1099.