Terminal Illness And Palliative Care

Life and death are interconnected with each other. Where there is life there is death. Many a times we see that terminally ill patients are just condemned to die a rather early and painful death due to the lack of medical help and attention. It is also a common sight to see terminally ill patients be hauled off to these palliative care institutions just because the doctors have given up all hope regarding the health of the patient. This mindset of the doctors is then transmitted to the family of the patient who in turn give up all hope that they had nurtured for their loved one. In short the person is condemned to die.

Music, kindness, love and affection are some of the features that help in bringing about a change in the life of a person who is dying. Music and spiritual healing have been used since ancient times to rid the body of unwanted ailments and conditions. The use of these assets will send a surging jolt of energy down the spine of the patient and will make him respect and revel in the entity known as life.

Apart from these approaches you can try to engage to patient in a conversation that deals with the happy instances in his/ her life rather than chat amicably about the impending death of the person. However while communicating with a dying person you need to be sure of your direction of speech and though and you should make it a point not to hurt the sentiments and feeling of the person by unwontedly raising your voice and stalling the person with questions that are bound to set him/her off their rocker.

Generally by a little coaxing and smart talk you can get to know the intricacies of the patents life without making them feel upset and disgruntled about the whole episode. Funeral arrangements (sometimes covered by your medical insurance, last wishes etc can be noted down during this time. You need not only speck to the person about death you can also ask them to narrate instance of life that were dear to them life the first time they met their spouse, college days, post marriage lives etc without getting too much into detail. Palliative care cannot be considered as hospice care as unlike hospice care the care provided by the palliative health care professional s doesn't help in speeding up the death process but is related to the easing of the pain and suffering that help patients do away with lethargy and try to live functional and active lives. Some great soul has aptly said that quality of life is of first importance and if you feel that your near and dear one will benefit from the treatment of the palliative care services then go for it because you never know what miracles the one above has in store for you.