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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 262 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 18, 2015 10:53AM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2015 10:53AM by Moderators

• End of Life Q&A Blog Series

  4 Posts 76 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Dec 21, 2017 02:40PM

  Latest post: Dec 21, 2017 02:43PM by Moderators

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

  1 Posts 18 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 23, 2018 03:53PM

  Latest post: Aug 23, 2018 03:53PM by Moderators

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

  9 Posts 982 Views

  Created by: GraceDD on Dec 9, 2017 10:38AM

  Latest post: Jun 30, 2018 12:55PM by GraceDD

• Podcast: Facing the End of Life

  1 Posts 163 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 11, 2017 11:44AM

  Latest post: Aug 11, 2017 11:44AM by Moderators

• No treatments for me.

  1,184 Posts 76,958 Views

  Created by: Cindy-Rose on Aug 6, 2012 09:47AM

  Latest post: Jul 22, 2017 02:06PM by AnimalCrackers

• Is this the end?

  3 Posts 766 Views

  Created by: chicagored on Jan 19, 2017 12:49AM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2017 08:58AM by mara51506

• Palliative Care does what my Oncology Dr can't

  3 Posts 346 Views

  Created by: Melabela on Oct 25, 2016 09:43PM

  Latest post: Oct 25, 2016 09:49PM by AmyQ

• Juzt entered hospice care this past Wednesday.

  8 Posts 2,423 Views

  Created by: Rita47 on Jul 14, 2013 09:32PM

  Latest post: Jul 14, 2016 08:01PM by exbrnxgrl

• Horrible Nausea & Panick Attacks?

  6 Posts 517 Views

  Created by: michelshelpformom on Apr 9, 2012 11:23AM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2016 03:50PM by Nmomoftwo

• Hospice Diary for my Mom

  26 Posts 1,294 Views

  Created by: MyMomsKeeper on Feb 1, 2015 09:12PM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2016 08:38AM by MyMomsKeeper

• Need to pee a lot.. Incontinence?

  8 Posts 244 Views

  Created by: Papillon1 on Feb 5, 2016 04:12AM

  Latest post: Feb 5, 2016 03:46PM by Papillon1

• Palliative Sedation

  43 Posts 4,492 Views

  Created by: katie11 on Mar 21, 2011 02:13PM

   

• New

  26 Posts 1,475 Views

  Created by: bhd1 on Jul 1, 2015 04:42PM

  Latest post: Jul 31, 2015 09:12PM by LindaE54

• Creamation

  14 Posts 648 Views

  Created by: NYCarol on Jun 1, 2009 01:36AM

  Latest post: Jun 1, 2015 08:20AM by Moderators

• Finding an Out of Home Hospice

  9 Posts 528 Views

  Created by: anotherday2015 on May 9, 2015 12:04AM

  Latest post: May 26, 2015 10:46PM by blondiex46

• MY Mother and hero gained her angel wings

  7 Posts 323 Views

  Created by: shawna41653 on May 25, 2015 08:05PM

  Latest post: May 25, 2015 11:19PM by footprintsangel

• Interesting article on pallative care

  3 Posts 281 Views

  Created by: dlb823 on Sep 8, 2014 11:23AM

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

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

  4 Posts 493 Views

  Created by: hypegirl on May 22, 2013 06:20PM

  Latest post: Jun 2, 2014 06:05PM by leggo

• So is Palliative care even available many places

  12 Posts 596 Views

  Created by: Chickadee on Nov 8, 2013 10:09AM

  Latest post: May 17, 2014 10:49AM by Padiddle

• My Beautiful Mother is with the Angels

  29 Posts 1,625 Views

  Created by: mimi1030 on Jun 8, 2012 08:26PM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2014 12:06AM by mimi1030

• dad

  8 Posts 436 Views

  Created by: dmacw on Dec 1, 2012 05:00AM

  Latest post: Dec 17, 2013 10:44AM by marywh

• Units of blood on hospice can you do it?

  3 Posts 237 Views

  Created by: Rosevalley on Dec 11, 2013 12:35PM

  Latest post: Dec 12, 2013 04:14PM by Rosevalley

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

  3 Posts 401 Views

  Created by: Mumoffour on Jul 29, 2013 03:58AM

  Latest post: Jul 29, 2013 07:48AM by Mumoffour

• Global List of End of life Resources

  1 Posts 229 Views

  Created by: Bestbird on Jul 16, 2013 09:37PM

  Latest post: Jul 16, 2013 09:37PM by Bestbird

• When is a good time to start hospice?

  10 Posts 1,613 Views

  Created by: thatsvanity on Jan 11, 2012 02:09AM

  Latest post: Apr 22, 2013 02:39PM by soleil505

• luvmyself/Jill passed

  7 Posts 1,121 Views

  Created by: ebann on Mar 27, 2013 02:36PM

  Latest post: Mar 28, 2013 08:26PM by suemed8749

• Getting into nursing home-how does it work?

  11 Posts 599 Views

  Created by: nevertoolate on Sep 17, 2012 01:28PM

  Latest post: Jan 8, 2013 10:01PM by rakulynda

• Need help with another touchy situation

  17 Posts 1,213 Views

  Created by: cookiegal on Oct 28, 2012 02:42PM

  Latest post: Nov 26, 2012 04:54PM by cookiegal

• Palliative Care for the Oncology patient article and podcast

  2 Posts 191 Views

  Created by: Jelson on Nov 2, 2012 03:24PM

  Latest post: Nov 2, 2012 05:56PM by mw900