Topic
Palliative Care
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The Light Changes Before the Day Is Done
After forty years in emergency nursing, Janet Hribar Hull explains the “magic light” that can reveal what matters most as a life nears its end.
When More Treatment Creates Less Life
The hardest medical question is not whether more treatment is possible, but whether its burdens will consume the life it is meant to preserve.
The Missing Middle Between Cure and Hospice
Palliative care can begin alongside treatment, helping people manage symptoms and make decisions long before hospice is appropriate.
His Last Request Was a Coca-Cola
At 88, facing a breathing machine he knew he would never leave, Walter made one final decision for himself.
The Diagnosis, the Tractor, and the Chair
A lifelong farmer recognized three signs that his life was winding down, and chose a different kind of care for each stage.