[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H631-H632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                HOSPICE

  (Mrs. CHENOWETH asked and was given permission to address the House

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for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, I just experienced something we all know 
we will have to experience and do not want to. I just experienced my 
mother passing away. And you know, it is very interesting that, while 
this was a tragedy in our personal life, there was a silver lining to 
this cloud; and that was the discovery of hospice.
  While this Nation has concentrated on new life and the beginning of 
life and the excitement of new life and youth, which is an 
understandable thing, America as a whole has not concentrated in 
helping one another with the death process and the grieving process and 
the process of losing loved ones. Hospice was there to help our family. 
Hospice proved to be far more support than I had ever dreamed of.
  Hospice, in 72 percent of the cases, is a voluntary organization and 
supported by Americans across this Nation.

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