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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 258 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 19, 2015 12:23AM

  Latest post: Aug 19, 2015 12:23AM by Moderators

• End of Life Q&A Blog Series

  4 Posts 71 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Dec 22, 2017 06:10AM

  Latest post: Dec 22, 2017 06:13AM by Moderators

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

  1 Posts 10 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 24, 2018 05:23AM

  Latest post: Aug 24, 2018 05:23AM by Moderators

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

  9 Posts 951 Views

  Created by: GraceDD on Dec 10, 2017 02:08AM

  Latest post: Jul 1, 2018 02:25AM by GraceDD

• Podcast: Facing the End of Life

  1 Posts 159 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 12, 2017 01:14AM

  Latest post: Aug 12, 2017 01:14AM by Moderators

• No treatments for me.

  1,184 Posts 76,915 Views

  Created by: Cindy-Rose on Aug 6, 2012 11:17PM

  Latest post: Jul 23, 2017 03:36AM by AnimalCrackers

• Is this the end?

  3 Posts 748 Views

  Created by: chicagored on Jan 19, 2017 04:19PM

  Latest post: Jan 20, 2017 12:28AM by mara51506

• Palliative Care does what my Oncology Dr can't

  3 Posts 337 Views

  Created by: Melabela on Oct 26, 2016 12:13PM

  Latest post: Oct 26, 2016 12:19PM by AmyQ

• Juzt entered hospice care this past Wednesday.

  8 Posts 2,411 Views

  Created by: Rita47 on Jul 15, 2013 11:02AM

  Latest post: Jul 15, 2016 09:31AM by exbrnxgrl

• Horrible Nausea & Panick Attacks?

  6 Posts 513 Views

  Created by: michelshelpformom on Apr 10, 2012 12:53AM

  Latest post: Jun 22, 2016 05:20AM by Nmomoftwo

• Hospice Diary for my Mom

  26 Posts 1,292 Views

  Created by: MyMomsKeeper on Feb 2, 2015 12:42PM

  Latest post: Feb 21, 2016 12:08AM by MyMomsKeeper

• Need to pee a lot.. Incontinence?

  8 Posts 241 Views

  Created by: Papillon1 on Feb 5, 2016 07:42PM

  Latest post: Feb 6, 2016 07:16AM by Papillon1

• Palliative Sedation

  43 Posts 4,482 Views

  Created by: katie11 on Mar 22, 2011 04:43AM

   

• New

  26 Posts 1,471 Views

  Created by: bhd1 on Jul 2, 2015 06:12AM

  Latest post: Aug 1, 2015 10:42AM by LindaE54

• Creamation

  14 Posts 647 Views

  Created by: NYCarol on Jun 1, 2009 03:06PM

  Latest post: Jun 1, 2015 09:50PM by Moderators

• Finding an Out of Home Hospice

  9 Posts 527 Views

  Created by: anotherday2015 on May 9, 2015 01:34PM

  Latest post: May 27, 2015 12:16PM by blondiex46

• MY Mother and hero gained her angel wings

  7 Posts 320 Views

  Created by: shawna41653 on May 26, 2015 09:35AM

  Latest post: May 26, 2015 12:49PM by footprintsangel

• Interesting article on pallative care

  3 Posts 278 Views

  Created by: dlb823 on Sep 9, 2014 12:53AM

  Latest post: Sep 9, 2014 01:42AM by farmerlucy

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

  4 Posts 491 Views

  Created by: hypegirl on May 23, 2013 07:50AM

  Latest post: Jun 3, 2014 07:35AM by leggo

• So is Palliative care even available many places

  12 Posts 595 Views

  Created by: Chickadee on Nov 9, 2013 01:39AM

  Latest post: May 18, 2014 12:19AM by Padiddle

• My Beautiful Mother is with the Angels

  29 Posts 1,621 Views

  Created by: mimi1030 on Jun 9, 2012 09:56AM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2014 03:36PM by mimi1030

• dad

  8 Posts 434 Views

  Created by: dmacw on Dec 1, 2012 08:30PM

  Latest post: Dec 18, 2013 02:14AM by marywh

• Units of blood on hospice can you do it?

  3 Posts 235 Views

  Created by: Rosevalley on Dec 12, 2013 04:05AM

  Latest post: Dec 13, 2013 07:44AM by Rosevalley

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

  3 Posts 394 Views

  Created by: Mumoffour on Jul 29, 2013 05:28PM

  Latest post: Jul 29, 2013 09:18PM by Mumoffour

• Global List of End of life Resources

  1 Posts 227 Views

  Created by: Bestbird on Jul 17, 2013 11:07AM

  Latest post: Jul 17, 2013 11:07AM by Bestbird

• When is a good time to start hospice?

  10 Posts 1,607 Views

  Created by: thatsvanity on Jan 11, 2012 05:39PM

  Latest post: Apr 23, 2013 04:09AM by soleil505

• luvmyself/Jill passed

  7 Posts 1,115 Views

  Created by: ebann on Mar 28, 2013 05:06AM

  Latest post: Mar 29, 2013 10:56AM by suemed8749

• Getting into nursing home-how does it work?

  11 Posts 598 Views

  Created by: nevertoolate on Sep 18, 2012 02:58AM

  Latest post: Jan 9, 2013 01:31PM by rakulynda

• Need help with another touchy situation

  17 Posts 1,207 Views

  Created by: cookiegal on Oct 29, 2012 05:12AM

  Latest post: Nov 27, 2012 08:24AM by cookiegal

• Palliative Care for the Oncology patient article and podcast

  2 Posts 191 Views

  Created by: Jelson on Nov 3, 2012 05:54AM

  Latest post: Nov 3, 2012 08:26AM by mw900