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Cicely Saunders
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Cicely Saunders (1918-2005) was founder of the modern hospice movement, which aims to provide a caring and comfortable environment in which people with terminal illnesses can die.

She was the medical director of St. Christopher's Hospice in Sydenham, South London, 1967-85, and later became its chair. She wrote Care of the Dying 1960.

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Cicely Saunders was a English philanthropist. read more...

Tags: philanthropist, founder, modern hospice

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