What is palliative care?
Palliative care is person-centred holistic care which supports your physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. It helps to improve or maintain your quality of life when diagnosed and living with a life-limiting illness. Palliative care also supports your family or significant people in your life by facilitating open and honest conversations to ensure that treatment options and care decisions align with your preferences and values. Palliative care provides symptom control so you have the added reassurance of knowing symptoms associated with your condition can be managed in a timely manner. Palliative care is supportive care offered throughout the progression of all phases of your illness. It will help to improve your ability to participate in your daily activities and hobbies.
Palliative care focuses on your best quality of life. It is comprehensive, compassionate and person-centred.
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