November is National Hospice Palliative Care Month, a time to reach out to our community to raise awareness about the compassionate care that hospice and palliative care provides. This month Hospice Care of the Southwest is emphasizing the importance of the care that hospice provides for all panhandle residents, regardless of age, location or diagnosis. A majority of people say they want to die at home surrounded by loved ones, but more than 63 percent of us die in hospitals