Last week I attended the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s annual springtime meeting in Washington DC, cherry blossoms and all! It was a time to catch up on all the issues facing our hospice and palliative care movement, to reconnect with old friends… Jeanne Dennis, Susan Bruno, Patti Moore and Andrew Reed Pauline Taylor, …

It was 1985, I was the Executive Director of Hospice of North Central Florida, a tiny hospice program in Gainesville, FL. when I was approached by a woman who lived in a small rural town to offer our hospice services there. Bettye Zowarka was very active in her community and volunteered for many groups. She …