Harmon Kilebrew is a retired baseball player who holds a record with Babe Ruth for hitting more than 40 home runs in eight seasons. While with the Minnesota Twins, he won the American League MVP award and set a wide variety of team and league records. After retirement, he became an advocate for child involvement in baseball and bringing assistance to sports programs in low income neighborhoods.
Sadly, Kilebrew recently announced that he will no longer pursue treatment for the esophageal cancer that has plagued his life in recent years.
The baseball legend, in his statement, gave powerful testimony to the value, service, and importance of hospice care: "I have spent the past decade of my life promoting hospice care and educating people on its benefits. I am very comfortable taking this next step and experiencing the compassionate care that hospice provides."
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