(11/02/10) – In Recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, McLeod Hospice will host a community forum to discuss how families approach the issues surrounding end of life care on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Florence County Library.

Panelists will include: Rev. Thomas Pietila, Director of Pastoral Services for McLeod Health; J. Porter Lillis, Professor of Sociology at Francis Marion University; Mrs. Gena Phillips Ervin, Attorney; and Dr. Mark Fox, Medical Director of McLeod Hospice.

The community is invited to participate and ask questions of the panelists. Light refreshments will also follow the program.

For more information, please call McLeod Hospice at (843) 777-2564.