City of Marion Mayor Rodney Berry signs a proclamation acknowledging November as National Hospice Month in the city, a time set aside to encourage citizens to increase their awareness of hospice service. Representing Winyah Community Hospice Care was Danie Lane, RN. Hospice care plays an important role in American medicine by easing a patient's suffering while reaffirming individual dignity in a familiar, comfortable environment, the proclamation says. Additionally, it reads, hospice experts offer grief counseling to friends and family members after their loss. For information, call Lane at 843-656-0820.

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