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	Not Quite a Blog; Latest News and Thoughts in Palliative Care and Death & Dying Accepting Palliative Care Advance Directives Deciding DNR Status Finding Palliative Care Top 10 Myths of Palliative Care Visiting in Palliative Care - Give the Gift of Your Time Finding Care Every country has a different way of offering medical services and this includes palliative and hospice care. This section will cover different countries as I find the information. For Caregivers: Find articles and links about ways to help care for your loved one and how to care for yourself. Physical Issues: When someone is reaching the end-of-life, there are many phsyical issues that need to be addressed. Care for Children at End-of-Life Children also need palliative care at the end-of-life After Death Family & Friends Find articles and links for issues that face the family and friends of people who are in palliative care. The Team Meet the people who make up the palliative care team. Here, you will find articles for the layperson and the professional. Palliative Care Around the World History of Palliative Care Read about the history of palliative care and the people who made it happen My blog, Marijke: nurse turned writer, on health and writing topics:

For Caregivers

This section will be to provide information to people who are caring for loved ones at the end-of-life. I will be adding links and articles as I have time so please come back and see what has been added.

Giving Medications

Over-the-Counter Medications

Speaking for Your Loved One - Speaking to the healthcare team

Hiring Help for the Helper - When you need to find help for yourself

When a Caregiver Should Call for Help - There are times when the care of your loved one is too much for you to handle alone or when you are too overwhelmed to continue

Finding Support After Death

Family and Medical Leave Act in the United States

Compassionate Care Program in Canada

Bill Moyers' On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying - Bill Moyers and PBS in the United States have put together this 4-part, 6-hour series on death. Program 1: Living with Dying looks at the attitudes and beliefs about dying in North America. Program 2: A Different Kind of Care reviews how patients deal with pain in the terminal phases of their illness. Program 3: A Death of One's Own reviews the debate of physician-assisted suicide, and Program 4: A Time to Change is about a model of care for the dying in Birmingham, Alabama.