SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to discuss the benefits of hospice care and its importance to communities.

Casey Cuthbert , executive director of Affinity Care Hospice of Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties, said people often don’t understand that hospice care is a journey everyone faces.

“People are afraid of it,” Cuthbert said. “We’re not born with a manual on how to say goodbye to a loved one.”

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Cuthbert, who has worked in hospice care for more than 35 years, said the timing of hospice discussions is crucial for families who want to shift from quantity of care to quality of life.

“This is really important information they need to get so they ca

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