PalliativeCare

The Prisoners Who Care for the Dying and Get Another Chance at Life ow.ly/tIOc30k4Xwj

There is one distinction that makes hospice different from other areas of medicine. ow.ly/FsgF30k4XvF

"I’m so sorry,” the radiologist said. Then panic. ow.ly/ulNt30k4Xvp

John McCain is not just plotting the details of his own funeral, but living it. And he’s giving us a very public tutorial in dignity and defiance. ow.ly/k3Np30k4Xv3

How to Talk With Your Dying Loved One ow.ly/FCF230jVlDw

Poor communication is compromising care for the dying ow.ly/umWg30jVlD3

The Problem With Miracle Cancer Cures ow.ly/4baV30jVlBo

A question: you are a cancer patient, faced with the following choice: four months free of chemotherapy at the end of life or six months laden with chemotherapy at the end of your life. Which would you opt for? ow.ly/pEx030jVkH2

Age is a chronic, not a terminal, condition. And yet, suddenly, the idea of a long life is seen as something fearful and worth ending. ow.ly/Aqel30jt9xB

iscrimination against LGBT people is unacceptable in any instance. But it is particularly unforgiveable when encountered in a hospice or palliative care. ow.ly/t0Dj30jt9vQ

On the palliative care floor of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, drawing the things patients have no words for. ow.ly/zil130jt9v2

Too many Canadians do not have adequate access to palliative and hospice care ow.ly/Dmh230jt9tQ

We all need a better "death education," says Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller ow.ly/j4r630iZIV5

Just after her colon burst, she was still awake. She looked around, at me, at the monitors. She asked for pain medication. “Am I dying?” she asked. ow.ly/TuIU30iz9Ak

You and I, one day we’ll die from the same thing. ow.ly/Xusy30iz9x0

What's on your bucket list? Leave a response below and share it nytimes.com/2018/02/08/wel… ow.ly/Cqqs30ir56h

Why You Should Start Talking About Your End-Of-Life Wishes #livingwill ow.ly/mtyz30ir4J7

As his partner battled cancer, chef Jérôme Ferrer helped the best way he knew how: he cooked - The Globe and Mail ow.ly/Q2pX30ir45E

Do you spend a lot of time thinking about ghosts? #ghosts #afterlife #palliative ow.ly/PtEm30ir3IP

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