National Hospice Palliative Care Week

PROCLAMATION

NATIONAL HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE WEEK

“Living in Colour” 

MAY 7-13, 2023

WHEREAS Hospice Palliative Care aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of living and dying for persons with terminal illness facing end of life; and

WHEREAS the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is honouring National Hospice Palliative Care Week by celebrating the beauty and colour that hospice palliative care brings to the lives it touches with the Living in Colour campaign; and

WHEREAS Hospice palliative care brings colour, peace, and joy back to their lives in the ways that matter most to them and to their family by fostering an environment of compassion and comfort where they receive support across all aspects of their lives affected by illness, so they can enjoy Living in Colour, with vibrancy and meaning until their last breath.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT FULE, MAYOR OF STRATHMORE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 7-13, 2023 AS “NATIONAL HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE WEEK” in the town of Strathmore.

Read the signed proclamation here. 

Learn more about the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and National Hospice Palliative Care Week here.