Stevia is cultivated primarily in China, Japan, Brazil and Paraguay. Stevia.com says it has also been grown in the South of England, Mexico and California. Stevia has been known to flourish in diverse areas that range from Florida to southernmost Canada.
Hospice care is reserved for terminally ill patients when treatment is no longer curative during the last 6 months of life, assuming the disease takes its normal course. Palliative care can be employed while the patient is continuing active treatment through different phases of their life limiting condition.
Palliative care sees the person beyond the disease. Palliative care, and the medical sub-specialty of palliative medicine, is specialized medical care for people living with serious illness. It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness.