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Does anyone have experience with Palliative Care?

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I have not yet been the patient but I have been a family member and it was such a relief to both my Dad and us. The medical staff, which included a chaplain, were there to advise on both medical plans, emotional needs, comfort and spiritual needs. I, as a United Methodist minister, have also been with families and patients as they have been in palliative care. They all, patients and all family members, seems to be very satisfied. I have also been a chaplain working in a hospital setting that have served in the family's needs. I would highly recommend palliative care when that need arises.

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Apparently I don’t understand what palliative care is. I always thought it was pretty much taking care of your loved ones at home. My dad was paralyzed from the neck down for 17 years and my mom and I took care of him during that time. In the end he developed cancer which is what he died from. We continued to take care of him during that time as well, both at home and in the hospital. He never had hospice services. Then I took care of my mother who ended up being bedridden and died from heart disease. She had hospice at the end.
Thank you,
Jake