The news of suffering from a life-threatening disease such as cancer is a shock for anyone affected. Reacting to this with fear, sadness and anger is completely normal. The crucial thing is to get the negative feelings back under control. This also applies to people whose life span is actually coming to an end. The … Palliative Medicine – Psychological Help
Falling asleep healthy in old age and not waking up again – this idea of dying only becomes reality for a few. Dying often drags on and can be associated with pain and drastic restrictions on quality of life. Last but not least, many dying people do not want to be a “burden” to their … Assisted suicide – when is it illegal?
End-of-life care is a word that many people can’t or don’t want to think of in detail. Dying and death are topics that they prefer to push far away. The opposite is true of end-of-life caregivers: they consciously confront death and accompany dying people during the last phase of their lives. Simply “being there” for … End-of-Life Care – Being There Until the End
Palliative care begins at the latest when medical options for curing a disease have been exhausted and life expectancy is limited. The most important goal of palliation is to alleviate the patient’s symptoms and give them the highest possible quality of life. This also includes, in consultation with the patient, foregoing a potentially life-prolonging therapy … Palliative Medicine – What is it?
When a child dies, the world stops for the family. Often, serious illnesses are the cause, such as leukemia, severe metabolic disorders or heart defects. When a child is diagnosed with such a serious condition, nothing is ever the same again – not for the sick children, not for the parents, and just as little … Palliative Medicine – When Children are Dying
