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WHAT IS PALLIATIVE CARE?

Dorothy: Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious and chronic illnesses, including cancer, cardiac disease such as congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney failure, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and many more. Palliative care focuses on the symptoms of the disease and the treatment, to help reduce issues, like pain, depression, anxiety, fatigue, shortness of breath, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping. It also helps to increase strength to carry on with daily life and ability to tolerate medical treatments. Palliative care can be provided in the comfort of home and is covered by insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid with a goal is to improve quality of life.

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