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  2. Palliative sedation - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress of a dying patient) is the palliative practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill person in the last hours or days of a dying person's life, usually by means of a continuous intravenous or subcutaneous infusion of a sedative ...

  3. I struggled with self-care after my husband's cancer ... - AOL

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    After my husband's cancer diagnosis, I was his caregiver. My routines were upended and self-care was difficult. I reached out to others for support.

  4. His wife is dying of cancer. How one Texas dad is preserving ...

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    What he didn't expect was support from all over the world after sharing his family's story on TikTok. Haley Odlozil, 30, was initially diagnosed with ovarian cancer one week before Christmas in ...

  5. What not to do after losing a spouse or partner: A financial ...

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    “The first thing that the surviving spouse needs to do is obtain copies of death certificates, at least 15 copies, from the funeral home or vital records office,” says Geserick.

  6. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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    End-of-life care (EOLC) is health care provided in the time leading up to a person's death.End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotional needs, physical comfort, spiritual needs, and practical tasks.

  7. Distress in cancer caregiving - Wikipedia

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    An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient's life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer-related care. [1] Caregiving is defined as the processing of assisting someone who can't care for themselves, which includes physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. [2]

  8. Couple moved to Austin to care for father dying of cancer ...

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    Lung cancer diagnosis for Charles Richard has meant a loss of work for both himself and his wife who is caring for him. Couple moved to Austin to care for father dying of cancer. Now, husband has ...

  9. Dying neurosurgeon pens heartbreaking memoir before his death

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    Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36 just before completing a decade of training as a neurosurgeon. In his heartbreaking and posthumous memoir, "When Breath ...