Palliative care (pronounced pal-lee-uh-tiv) is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who work together with a patient’s other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness, and it can be provided along with curative treatment.
Here is a great resource article from AARP: You have to request Palliative Care at the hospital...but keep in mind that it is not available everywhere and also that there is a shortage of Doctors for this great, new emerging field.
And another form Harvard Magazine...
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