Understanding Palliative Care

[Gcf51]

I received a email today:

There is a lot of confusion when it comes to palliative care. Many people equate the term palliative care with hospice, but the two terms are not interchangeable. Palliative care is a medical approach that can be applied at any stage of disease – even at the time of diagnosis! Palliative care is focused on maximizing quality of life and complements a person’s overall treatment plan. We receive a lot of questions from our Parkinson’s disease (PD) community about palliative care and we are here to help you learn more about this important and often misunderstood topic.

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[binnyrox]

Thanks for the note

I am under a palliative physician (neurologist) specialising in movement disorders. Her consults definitely improved my quality of life and assuaged some of the fears I had

Apart from overseeing my therapies - speech, occupational and movement-

She also referred me to voice banking, and introduced alternative communication devices for later stage disease

I’ll definitely sign up for the link you provided.

Thanks much

Kindest regards

BR