[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 5, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 65961-65962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26524]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8316 of October 31, 2008

                
National Hospice Month, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Hospice Month, we honor the dedicated 
                health care professionals and volunteers who help the 
                terminally ill spend their final days in comfort and 
                with dignity. Hospice care providers and other 
                compassionate individuals are a constant reminder that 
                the greatness of America lies in the hearts and souls 
                of its citizens.

                Americans believe that every person has matchless value 
                throughout all of life's stages. Hospice physicians, 
                nurses, counselors, and volunteers put this belief into 
                action by using their talents and energy to care for 
                those who are terminally ill and by providing support 
                and comfort to their loved ones. As an alternative to 
                traditional services, hospice care frequently provides 
                assistance in the home so that patients can be 
                surrounded by family and friends. Hospice counselors 
                offer guidance to patients, as well as to those close 
                to them, as they deal with grief, anxiety, and other 
                end-of-life issues. Through these and countless other 
                acts of compassion, our Nation's hospice caregivers 
                lift up souls, offer peace of mind, and strengthen 
                America's culture of life.

                Throughout National Hospice Month, we recognize hospice 
                care professionals and volunteers for their selfless 
                efforts to provide physical, psychological, and 
                spiritual assistance to terminally ill patients and 
                their families.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim November 2008 as National 
                Hospice Month. I encourage all Americans to observe 
                this month with appropriate programs and activities. I 
                also ask Americans to recognize our health care 
                professionals and volunteers for their contributions to 
                helping provide comfort and care to those facing 
                terminal illness.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. E8-26524
Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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