Palliative Care is specialized and individualized to the patient’s needs to improve quality of life. Other benefits include:
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Patients and their families appreciate the opportunity to talk about the illness and what is important to them
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Hospitalizations and doctors’ visits may decrease
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Patients and their families understand the progression of the illness and can make decisions about treatment based on their own goals
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Early Palliative care interventions not only enhance quality of life but may also positively influence the course of illness
Good palliative care is finding a way to walk beside someone living with serious illness. In helping someone facing serious illness, the conversation becomes about what makes life worth living rather than about dying.
— Robin Hirsh-Wright,
Director of Northern Light Palliative Care