
Palliative care 1: Dogs and Guinness on the wards, ‘living until you die’, deathbed prayers, and complicated grief
Matters of Life and Death
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Palliative care is caring for patients who have a diagnosis m which will be the kind of illness that could tentally end their life. So cancer is a really common oneandad it was traditionally were lots of palliative care can happen. But actually we care for any any patient who has an illness that may end their life, so patients with lung disease or heart disease,. some patiente with a dementa, any anything the e. You know, you're you unwell er an, we can come in at any point. And sometimes just saying hello when you don't need us, but at least you said hello rather than when you do need us, then we're friendly
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