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Things You Shouldn’t Say to Those with Terminal Illness
We understand how visiting a loved one with a terminal illness requires you to be careful with everything you will do or say to them. Although we just want to support them, sometimes it cannot be avoi...
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Pain Management in Hospice Care
To allow your loved one to spend their end of life in relative comfort is critical for their physical and mental well-being. However, some people will still have misconceptions about how hospice deals...
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Why Choose Palliative Care for Your Loved Ones
The World Health Organization defines palliative care as a health care approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families who are facing problems related to life-threatening ill...
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Palliative Care: Pain and Symptom Management
Pain is commonly experienced by individuals who are at the late stage of their terminal illness, a condition that cannot be cured or would like lead to death. It can be caused by the illness itself, s...
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The Value of Respite Care for Caregivers and Recipients
When a loved one gets a terminal diagnosis, many Americans fall into the role of primary caregivers. They pour much time and effort into services usually provided through hospice and palliative care l...
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What Hospice Care Teams Provide
Being diagnosed with a terminal illness or perceiving that the continued treatment of a serious illness no longer makes sense is a difficult thing to deal with. Hospice care agencies such as hospice c...
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