Questions and Answers - Recent questions in Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=questions&qa_1=palliative-care Powered by: RG. Software Solutions What is palliative care? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33210&qa_1=what-is-palliative-care Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33210&qa_1=what-is-palliative-care Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:54:53 +0000 How might children react sometimes to heavy conversations about their life-threatening condition? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33208&qa_1=how-might-children-react-sometimes-to-heavy-conversations-about-their-life-threatening-condition Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33208&qa_1=how-might-children-react-sometimes-to-heavy-conversations-about-their-life-threatening-condition Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:49:35 +0000 What should parents know about their baby's life-threatening condition? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33206&qa_1=what-should-parents-know-about-their-babys-life-threatening-condition Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33206&qa_1=what-should-parents-know-about-their-babys-life-threatening-condition Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:41:15 +0000 How can clinical depression be treated? 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https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33197&qa_1=should-you-tell-a-child-about-a-life-threatening-illness Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33197&qa_1=should-you-tell-a-child-about-a-life-threatening-illness Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:31:06 +0000 What are other signs of death? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33195&qa_1=what-are-other-signs-of-death Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33195&qa_1=what-are-other-signs-of-death Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:30:07 +0000 What are the signs one to three months before death? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33193&qa_1=what-are-the-signs-one-to-three-months-before-death Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33193&qa_1=what-are-the-signs-one-to-three-months-before-death Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:28:46 +0000 What should you do in the last days or hours of death of your loved one? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33191&qa_1=what-should-you-do-in-the-last-days-or-hours-of-death-of-your-loved-one Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33191&qa_1=what-should-you-do-in-the-last-days-or-hours-of-death-of-your-loved-one Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:26:50 +0000 When should you switch to hospice care for your loved one? 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https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33165&qa_1=what-might-happen-if-parents-avoid-a-childs-questions-about-death-if-the-child-has-a-life-threatening-illness Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33165&qa_1=what-might-happen-if-parents-avoid-a-childs-questions-about-death-if-the-child-has-a-life-threatening-illness Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:12:22 +0000 How might siblings of a child with a life-threatening condition react? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33163&qa_1=how-might-siblings-of-a-child-with-a-life-threatening-condition-react Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33163&qa_1=how-might-siblings-of-a-child-with-a-life-threatening-condition-react Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:11:45 +0000 What happens if your doctor is hesitating to make a referral for palliative care? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33161&qa_1=what-happens-if-your-doctor-is-hesitating-to-make-a-referral-for-palliative-care Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33161&qa_1=what-happens-if-your-doctor-is-hesitating-to-make-a-referral-for-palliative-care Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:06:47 +0000 When is palliative care needed for an unborn baby or a newborn? 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https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33146&qa_1=what-do-you-do-if-there-is-not-a-pediatric-palliative-care-team-available-at-your-childs-hospital Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33146&qa_1=what-do-you-do-if-there-is-not-a-pediatric-palliative-care-team-available-at-your-childs-hospital Sat, 01 Feb 2020 10:46:14 +0000 What are tips to help a 10- to 12-year-old sibling cope with their feelings about a sick or dying child? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33144&qa_1=what-are-tips-to-help-a-10-to-12-year-old-sibling-cope-with-their-feelings-about-a-sick-or-dying-child Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33144&qa_1=what-are-tips-to-help-a-10-to-12-year-old-sibling-cope-with-their-feelings-about-a-sick-or-dying-child Sat, 01 Feb 2020 10:43:59 +0000 Who should get palliative care? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33142&qa_1=who-should-get-palliative-care Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33142&qa_1=who-should-get-palliative-care Sat, 01 Feb 2020 10:32:27 +0000 What are the goals of palliative care? 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https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33132&qa_1=how-do-i-get-palliative-care Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33132&qa_1=how-do-i-get-palliative-care Sat, 01 Feb 2020 10:28:32 +0000 What diseases can be treated with palliative care? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33130&qa_1=what-diseases-can-be-treated-with-palliative-care Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33130&qa_1=what-diseases-can-be-treated-with-palliative-care Sat, 01 Feb 2020 10:27:49 +0000 What are things loved ones can do to help me with a life-threatening illness? https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33128&qa_1=what-are-things-loved-ones-can-do-to-help-me-with-a-life-threatening-illness Palliative Care https://murreeroad.org/questions-and-answers/index.php?qa=33128&qa_1=what-are-things-loved-ones-can-do-to-help-me-with-a-life-threatening-illness Sat, 01 Feb 2020 10:27:20 +0000 What is the Center to Advance Palliative Care? 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