As the parents of a beloved child who died of leukemia, the President and I know beyond any doubt that Children's Hospice International does a compassionate service of invaluable worth.
--Barbara Bush
Former First Lady
As a father of a cancer survivor, I know the pain families are experiencing. While nothing can provide complete relief for the suffering terminally ill children and their families must endure, CHI is a worthy organization and its mission deserves widespread support.
--U.S. Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA)
As a pediatrician and as a father who has lost a son, the importance of children's hospice care is especially clear. The grief felt at such a time is one unlike any other, the pain and loss immeasurable. Children's hospice care can make a difference.
--C. Everett Koop, MD
Former U.S. Surgeon General
CHI's ultimate goal is to so ingrain the hospice concept of care into healthcare for children that it is considered an integral part of pediatric healthcare rather than a separate specialty.
--Ann Armstrong-Dailey
CHI Founding Director, CEO
The CHI Program for All-inclusive Care for Children uses innovative approaches to enable families to play a more active role in the health care decisions of their loved ones.
--Tommy G. Thompson
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
The CHI-PACC demonstrations have proven to be effective at helping families and we're pleased to be able to expand the program to support even more families when they need it most.
--Tom Scully
Former CMS Administrator
CHI's heartwarming success proves that hospice care for children is good, old-fashioned medicine. With dedicated teams of professionals dispensing quality care and important support, CHI makes a difference for millions of young Americans and their families.
--Bob Dole (R-KS)
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Having worked as a doctor with children for 20 years, many of whom were terminally ill, has made me believe in Children's Hospice International and its commitment. CHI gives these special children and teens a sense of worth and value as human beings through personal attention and care.
--Antonia Novello, MD
Former U.S. Surgeon General
Thanks for bringing some healing into the medical community. [CHI's 14th World] Congress helped me feel like I had an avenue to bring my personal experience and beliefs into mainstream medical care. Wow, what powerful stuff. I now have some hope.
--Mike Marcotte, MD
Toledo, OH
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