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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 314 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 18, 2015 09:53AM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2015 09:53AM by Moderators

• End of Life Q&A Blog Series

  5 Posts 170 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Dec 21, 2017 01:40PM

  Latest post: Oct 11, 2020 06:43AM by arolsson

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

  1 Posts 13 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Apr 30, 2020 04:01PM

  Latest post: Apr 30, 2020 04:01PM by Moderators

• Farwell Videos...

  5 Posts 186 Views

  Created by: NicoleRod on Jul 8, 2020 09:48AM

  Latest post: Jul 9, 2020 09:50AM by illimae

• Why are Palliative Treatment and Hospice Care lumped together?

  3 Posts 49 Views

  Created by: JACK5IE on Jul 8, 2020 11:26AM

  Latest post: Jul 8, 2020 11:39AM by JACK5IE

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

  16 Posts 1,579 Views

  Created by: GraceDD on Dec 9, 2017 09:38AM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2020 10:45AM by Beesie

• I wish I knew how long...

  18 Posts 790 Views

  Created by: Dishsoap on Sep 6, 2019 08:38PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2019 10:32AM by Trishyla

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

  1 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 23, 2018 02:53PM

  Latest post: Aug 23, 2018 02:53PM by Moderators

• Podcast: Facing the End of Life

  1 Posts 185 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 11, 2017 10:44AM

  Latest post: Aug 11, 2017 10:44AM by Moderators

• No treatments for me.

  1,184 Posts 77,572 Views

  Created by: Cindy-Rose on Aug 6, 2012 08:47AM

  Latest post: Jul 22, 2017 01:06PM by AnimalCrackers

• Is this the end?

  3 Posts 953 Views

  Created by: chicagored on Jan 18, 2017 11:49PM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2017 07:58AM by mara51506

• Palliative Care does what my Oncology Dr can't

  3 Posts 428 Views

  Created by: Melabela on Oct 25, 2016 08:43PM

  Latest post: Oct 25, 2016 08:49PM by AmyQ

• Juzt entered hospice care this past Wednesday.

  8 Posts 2,565 Views

  Created by: Rita47 on Jul 14, 2013 08:32PM

  Latest post: Jul 14, 2016 07:01PM by exbrnxgrl

• Horrible Nausea & Panick Attacks?

  6 Posts 542 Views

  Created by: michelshelpformom on Apr 9, 2012 10:23AM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2016 02:50PM by Nmomoftwo

• Hospice Diary for my Mom

  26 Posts 1,364 Views

  Created by: MyMomsKeeper on Feb 1, 2015 08:12PM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2016 07:38AM by MyMomsKeeper

• Need to pee a lot.. Incontinence?

  8 Posts 272 Views

  Created by: Papillon1 on Feb 5, 2016 03:12AM

  Latest post: Feb 5, 2016 02:46PM by Papillon1

• Palliative Sedation

  43 Posts 4,579 Views

  Created by: katie11 on Mar 21, 2011 01:13PM

   

• New

  26 Posts 1,512 Views

  Created by: bhd1 on Jul 1, 2015 03:42PM

  Latest post: Jul 31, 2015 08:12PM by LindaE54

• Creamation

  14 Posts 680 Views

  Created by: NYCarol on Jun 1, 2009 12:36AM

  Latest post: Jun 1, 2015 07:20AM by Moderators

• Finding an Out of Home Hospice

  9 Posts 551 Views

  Created by: anotherday2015 on May 8, 2015 11:04PM

  Latest post: May 26, 2015 09:46PM by blondiex46

• MY Mother and hero gained her angel wings

  7 Posts 357 Views

  Created by: shawna41653 on May 25, 2015 07:05PM

  Latest post: May 25, 2015 10:19PM by footprintsangel

• Interesting article on pallative care

  3 Posts 298 Views

  Created by: dlb823 on Sep 8, 2014 10:23AM

  Latest post: Sep 8, 2014 11:12AM by farmerlucy

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

  4 Posts 515 Views

  Created by: hypegirl on May 22, 2013 05:20PM

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

• So is Palliative care even available many places

  12 Posts 607 Views

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

  Latest post: May 17, 2014 09:49AM by Padiddle

• My Beautiful Mother is with the Angels

  29 Posts 1,680 Views

  Created by: mimi1030 on Jun 8, 2012 07:26PM

  Latest post: Feb 19, 2014 11:06PM by mimi1030

• dad

  8 Posts 456 Views

  Created by: dmacw on Dec 1, 2012 04:00AM

  Latest post: Dec 17, 2013 09:44AM by marywh

• Units of blood on hospice can you do it?

  3 Posts 244 Views

  Created by: Rosevalley on Dec 11, 2013 11:35AM

  Latest post: Dec 12, 2013 03:14PM by Rosevalley

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

  3 Posts 432 Views

  Created by: Mumoffour on Jul 29, 2013 02:58AM

  Latest post: Jul 29, 2013 06:48AM by Mumoffour

• Global List of End of life Resources

  1 Posts 246 Views

  Created by: Bestbird on Jul 16, 2013 08:37PM

  Latest post: Jul 16, 2013 08:37PM by Bestbird

• When is a good time to start hospice?

  10 Posts 1,679 Views

  Created by: thatsvanity on Jan 11, 2012 01:09AM

  Latest post: Apr 22, 2013 01:39PM by soleil505