Hospice can enhance life for patients and families
A nurse-practitioner writes that hospice shifts care to relieve pain and support dignity at end of life, countering views of giving up. The letter argues hospice improves quality of life with a team including nurses and social workers and helps lessen dying fear.
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Patient questions life threat from a long standing groin hernia. Dr Donahue says surgery is the cure and outlines risks of strangulation, urging prompt operation or risk of severe complication.
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