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Forum: Palliative Therapy/Hospice Care

A unique forum ONLY for those trying to live well and/or trying to die well.

• Planning Ahead: End of Life Issues

  1 Posts 323 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 18, 2015 04:53PM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2015 04:53PM by Moderators

• End of Life Q&A Blog Series

  5 Posts 239 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Dec 21, 2017 08:40PM

  Latest post: Oct 11, 2020 01:43PM by arolsson

• New Video series on palliative care and hospice with Dr. Weiss

  1 Posts 14 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Apr 30, 2020 11:01PM

  Latest post: Apr 30, 2020 11:01PM by Moderators

• Farwell Videos...

  5 Posts 223 Views

  Created by: NicoleRod on Jul 8, 2020 04:48PM

  Latest post: Jul 9, 2020 04:50PM by illimae

• Why are Palliative Treatment and Hospice Care lumped together?

  3 Posts 76 Views

  Created by: JACK5IE on Jul 8, 2020 06:26PM

  Latest post: Jul 8, 2020 06:39PM by JACK5IE

• No more Treatment? What if I let Nature take it's course?

  16 Posts 1,636 Views

  Created by: GraceDD on Dec 9, 2017 04:38PM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2020 05:45PM by Beesie

• I wish I knew how long...

  18 Posts 821 Views

  Created by: Dishsoap on Sep 7, 2019 03:38AM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2019 05:32PM by Trishyla

• Music Boosts Well-Being of People in Hospice and Palliative Care

  1 Posts 41 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 23, 2018 09:53PM

  Latest post: Aug 23, 2018 09:53PM by Moderators

• Podcast: Facing the End of Life

  1 Posts 189 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 11, 2017 05:44PM

  Latest post: Aug 11, 2017 05:44PM by Moderators

• No treatments for me.

  1,184 Posts 77,694 Views

  Created by: Cindy-Rose on Aug 6, 2012 03:47PM

  Latest post: Jul 22, 2017 08:06PM by AnimalCrackers

• Is this the end?

  3 Posts 982 Views

  Created by: chicagored on Jan 19, 2017 06:49AM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2017 02:58PM by mara51506

• Palliative Care does what my Oncology Dr can't

  3 Posts 437 Views

  Created by: Melabela on Oct 26, 2016 03:43AM

  Latest post: Oct 26, 2016 03:49AM by AmyQ

• Juzt entered hospice care this past Wednesday.

  8 Posts 2,588 Views

  Created by: Rita47 on Jul 15, 2013 03:32AM

  Latest post: Jul 15, 2016 02:01AM by exbrnxgrl

• Horrible Nausea & Panick Attacks?

  6 Posts 546 Views

  Created by: michelshelpformom on Apr 9, 2012 05:23PM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2016 09:50PM by Nmomoftwo

• Hospice Diary for my Mom

  26 Posts 1,377 Views

  Created by: MyMomsKeeper on Feb 2, 2015 03:12AM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2016 02:38PM by MyMomsKeeper

• Need to pee a lot.. Incontinence?

  8 Posts 275 Views

  Created by: Papillon1 on Feb 5, 2016 10:12AM

  Latest post: Feb 5, 2016 09:46PM by Papillon1

• Palliative Sedation

  43 Posts 4,601 Views

  Created by: katie11 on Mar 21, 2011 07:13PM

   

• New

  26 Posts 1,526 Views

  Created by: bhd1 on Jul 1, 2015 10:42PM

  Latest post: Aug 1, 2015 03:12AM by LindaE54

• Creamation

  14 Posts 687 Views

  Created by: NYCarol on Jun 1, 2009 07:36AM

  Latest post: Jun 1, 2015 02:20PM by Moderators

• Finding an Out of Home Hospice

  9 Posts 553 Views

  Created by: anotherday2015 on May 9, 2015 06:04AM

  Latest post: May 27, 2015 04:46AM by blondiex46

• MY Mother and hero gained her angel wings

  7 Posts 364 Views

  Created by: shawna41653 on May 26, 2015 02:05AM

  Latest post: May 26, 2015 05:19AM by footprintsangel

• Interesting article on pallative care

  3 Posts 302 Views

  Created by: dlb823 on Sep 8, 2014 05:23PM

  Latest post: Sep 8, 2014 06:12PM by farmerlucy

• Interested in leaving some words for your loved ones??

  4 Posts 518 Views

  Created by: hypegirl on May 23, 2013 12:20AM

  Latest post: Jun 3, 2014 12:05AM by leggo

• So is Palliative care even available many places

  12 Posts 608 Views

  Created by: Chickadee on Nov 8, 2013 04:09PM

  Latest post: May 17, 2014 04:49PM by Padiddle

• My Beautiful Mother is with the Angels

  29 Posts 1,689 Views

  Created by: mimi1030 on Jun 9, 2012 02:26AM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2014 06:06AM by mimi1030

• dad

  8 Posts 459 Views

  Created by: dmacw on Dec 1, 2012 11:00AM

  Latest post: Dec 17, 2013 04:44PM by marywh

• Units of blood on hospice can you do it?

  3 Posts 245 Views

  Created by: Rosevalley on Dec 11, 2013 06:35PM

  Latest post: Dec 12, 2013 10:14PM by Rosevalley

• Hope you don't mind me posting here.......

  3 Posts 441 Views

  Created by: Mumoffour on Jul 29, 2013 09:58AM

  Latest post: Jul 29, 2013 01:48PM by Mumoffour

• Global List of End of life Resources

  1 Posts 250 Views

  Created by: Bestbird on Jul 17, 2013 03:37AM

  Latest post: Jul 17, 2013 03:37AM by Bestbird

• When is a good time to start hospice?

  10 Posts 1,695 Views

  Created by: thatsvanity on Jan 11, 2012 08:09AM

  Latest post: Apr 22, 2013 08:39PM by soleil505