Tag: Palliative care

  • Peoples’ Top Regrets

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    This article by Sina Avari reminds us of what is important in life: For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. When questioned about any regrets they had or…

  • A Better Way to Die

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    Bringing together medicine and spirituality for end-of-life care AMELIA MARTYN-HEMPHILLJUN 12 2013, 9:03 AM ET   Roberto Trm/Flickr The Journal of Palliative Medicine reported in 2010 that only around 20 percent of terminally ill elderly patients had their end-of-life wishes documented in their medical records. Much of the painful end-of-life decision-making is then shifted onto family…