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‘Being Mortal’ free community forum is May 17

| 01 May 2018 | 11:30
    Photo provided Physician and author Atul Gawande will shares stories from the perspective of both physician and the people and families he encounters, including his own in his book, “Being Mortal” on May 17.
    Photo provided Physician and author Atul Gawande will shares stories from the perspective of both physician and the people and families he encounters, including his own in his book, “Being Mortal” on May 17.

WARWICK — A free community forum featuring the documentary “Being Mortal,” sponsored by Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties and the Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Support Group of Warwick will be held on Thursday, May 17, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Warwick.
Physician and author Atul Gawande will shares stories from the perspective of both as a physician and the people and families he encounters, including in his own in his book, “Being Mortal.”
The documentary addresses on how the health care system focuses on a cure and neglects the conversations that need to happen so that a person’s priorities can be known and honored, according to organizers.
A panel discussion will follow with hospice’s associate medical director and members of the hospice care team.
Refreshments will be served.
To learn more, call Janice Valentino at 561-6143 or email to janicev@hospiceoforange.com; or Loretta-Hutchinson-Lenihan at 406-2516 or email to lorettalenihan@optonline.net.