There Is Life After Hospice, and Even Golf in Florida for Some
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Some people find that supportive hospice care may actually lengthen their lives, and that the doctorsâ predictions of imminent demise may simply be wrong.
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Among health-care workers and relatives of the terminally ill, tales of patients who somehow &quot;held on&quot; past the holidays or birthdays are common.
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(HealthDay News) - Some seniors accept chronic pain as part of getting older.
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NEW YORK  - Families of patients who completed advance directives before their deaths tend to feel their loved ones received somewhat better end-of-life care, according to a new study. Nonetheless, there's still room for improvement.
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Doctors may have to take a more active  role in addressing the spiritual needs of patients with  terminal illnesses, a study suggested on Thursday.
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PHUKET, Thailand -- They were supposed to be relaxing on the beach or playing a round of golf on yet another sunny day of vacation on their refuge from the harsh winter of Norway. Instead, Leif Giske and his wife stood on the concrete driveway of a hospital amid the stench of corpses at an overflow morgue.
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NEW YORK  - While supportive care to  relieve symptoms is now the standard of care at the end of  life, a new study shows that a "sizeable proportion" of breast  cancer patients nearing death do not have access to such  treatment, also referred to as palliative care.
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By Angie Toole, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun.
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If the nuances of golf are often lost on those who do not play it, there are times when even its existence doesnât make much sense.
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The use of high or very high doses of morphine is safe for hospice patients being cared for at home, and does not reduce life expectancy, according to a report in the journal Cancer.
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The four-in-a-row hurricanes that have disrupted lives across Florida have also delayed life's final journey for many.
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NEW YORK  - The use of high or very high  doses of morphine is safe for hospice patients being cared for  at home, and does not reduce life expectancy, according to a  report in the journal Cancer.
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Families whose babies suffer from fatal conditions are turning to specialized hospice programs for help.
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Aug. 31, 2004 -- For cancer survivors, physical and emotional problems continue long after treatment ends. In fact, even long-term cancer survivors fare worse -- in terms of quality of life -- than people
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By Chris MetinkoSTAFF  As the country's senior population grows by the day, local services and agencies are dealing with an influx of calls from those now caring for seniors who can no longer care for themselves.
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Medical advances are forcing more patients and families to confront ever more grueling choices about living and dying.
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NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.