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Palliative Care: What is it? How do I get it?

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Dec 29, 2023 | Replies (44)
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@colleenyoung

I want to pull out this phrase, Jim. "Most people think it (palliative care) is the first stop on the way to hospice-it's not."

Well said! When you were first told about palliative care, did you confuse it with hospice care and get worried, or did you already know about palliative care?

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jimthomasintl | @jimthomasintl | Oct 2, 2022

I confused it with hospice care. I had someone in one of my support group endorse palliative care, but her spouse then went to hospice. I looked at it as part of a progression towards death.

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