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This is how we look at life.
We expect it
to just go on and on.
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But…
what if there is a chronic disease?
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Fortunately, medicine today
can help us recover and
keep us comfortable.
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However, at times
medicine cannot stop
the progress
of the disease.
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What!
Are you
serious?
How
long
do I
have?
When the doctor indicates
the end is near,
the patient finds it
difficult to believe …
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What
will
happen
to my
family?
Are
you
sure?
There is
nothing
you can
do?
What
do we
do?
… so does the family.
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Will the
doctor have
time to talk
to us?
Is it
rude to
ask the
doctor?
What if
my
question
is silly?
The patient and the family
must feel free to share their
fears and concerns
with the doctor.
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The doctor
knows best,
so why ask?
This is the time for some honest
communication, the time to take
some decisions together.
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No pain, no distress to
the patient at any time.
Always respect the
patient’s dignity, likes and
the right to make
decisions.
Allow the patient to
express preferences about
end-of-life care.
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No life
support
for me
please
Tell my
friend I
forgive
him.
I want
to die
at
home.
I want my
wife near
me when
I die.
It is important
to honour the
patient’s wishes.
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I want
the priest
to help me
pray.
Apart from comfort care, endof-life care provides
psychological, spiritual and
social support.
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Life eventually
ends, but end-of-life
care does not.
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Bereavement support
helps the family cope
and start afresh.
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End-of-life care is
about never stopping
to care, even when we
cannot cure.
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The care with which we
treat the dying affirms
that our humanity
is living.
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Together we choose
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For more information, please contact
[email protected]
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Read the Joint Position Statement and Guidelines.
Sign and support the campaign.
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