@shortshot80- In my last appointment at the hospital where I am treated and where my doctors are my Oncologist sais that Palliative care is where I am. Since there is no cure for my type of cancer I am treated in a Whack-a-mole fashion. As different lesion changes take place my 3 doctors decide what they should do- do they zap it with SBRT or try a different approach. Both palliative care and hospice care provide comfort. But palliative care can begin at diagnosis, and at the same time as treatment. Hospice care begins after treatment of the disease is stopped and when it is clear that the person is not going to survive the illness.
I'm wondering if you have decided to stop any treatments that will prolong your life or just want to be made comfortable. Have you discussed this with your medical team and what do they recommend?