Too often palliative care is not discussed until days or weeks before death. Even in the hospital setting, it seems to be treated as hospice. "Palliative care is whole-person care that relieves symptoms of a disease or disorder, whether or not it can be cured. Hospice is a specific type of palliative care for people who likely have 6 months or less to live. In other words, hospice care is always palliative, but not all palliative care is hospice care". (AAHPM, 2018). I strongly believe palliative care should be discussed at the beginning of the cancer diagnosis and a relationship established with that team. The lovely Polly Samuel discusses her journey with the palliative care team and being completely present in her dying journey.
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