http://www.livingroominternational.org A Community of Compassion that Honors Life & Offers Hope Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:28:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.livingroominternational.org/414/only-136-countries/ http://www.livingroominternational.org/414/only-136-countries/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:19:39 +0000 Juli McGowan Boit http://www.livingroominternational.org/?p=414 out of the world's 234 countries, have one or more hospice or palliative care services available to seriously ill people and their families and carers.

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]]> http://www.livingroominternational.org/111/24000-children/feed/ 0 http://www.livingroominternational.org/68/half-of-the-world/ http://www.livingroominternational.org/68/half-of-the-world/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:21:32 +0000 Juli McGowan Boit http://local.www.livingroominternational.org/?p=68 Over three billion people -- live on less than $2.50 a day.

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