Episode 32: What to expect when your loved one is dying

What to expect when your loved one is dying

Some people in a palliative care program will get better and move on with their life. When people have a terminal condition - when death is expected. Palliative Care helps improve the quality of life of patients, caretakers, and loved ones. 

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Episode Transcript

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Hello.
Welcome to another episode with connecting the community with chris Today,
I actually want to do a podcast on an important topic that a lot of our family members face.
Of course that is uh talking about hospice care and when to expect when you're what to expect when your loved one is dying.
And a lot of people ask a lot of questions about what's the definition of,

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what's the true differences between palliative care and hospice care and uh what are the signs that we are going to see when our loved ones are going to go through this process?
You might go with go through this process with them or even ourselves.
So I've last 10 years I've dedicated myself with in home care and learned so much about um end of life and still learning,

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you know,
I think I always continuously to learn each individual person has a story,
you know about their life and and so when you when you are sitting in the room with someone and they're going through hospice services,
uh it is a very important um aspect of making sure that being there and present with them at all times and also providing them with comfort is important.

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Now,
some people get really confused when they are not sure between the differences between palliative care versus hospice care,
palliative care.
Usually you will get better.
And typically um clients can move on with their life sometimes or they can go to the um pathway of being terminal when that is hospice services typically um when they're heading towards where death is expected.

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But palliative care helps to improve the quality of life for,
you know,
clients and patients and caretakers and loved ones.
Now,
when members of your when um when members of your family members of your palliative care team,
they start to recognize these signs that a person is within months okay or weeks of dying.

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They may recommend now that you might transition to hospice.
So,
um there's that transition period now.
Hospice provides the same type of comfort care that palliative care does,
but also offers more services for both.
Um the family and also the person that is going through end of life.

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Now as death can approach the role of the caretaker and the family members and all the people that are involved.
There are many changes that are going on during these transitional times and before you may have provided a lot of hands on care.
Um,
at that time.
Now you might continue that as that might diminish.

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Whereas death starts to get nearer in the role of you becoming more present and being there and comforting that person and reassuring your your family member your loved one with uh the soothing words and actions that help maintain them and your loved ones,

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making sure that they're comfortable and their dignity as he or she approaches that.
Now in my next podcast,
I will go over the symptoms and signs that death wouldn't know during that time when it's near and uh I also share my experience about a book that I wrote.

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I didn't write,
I'm sorry,
book that I read and it's gone from sight.
Um,
the dying experience by Barbara Carnes.
Um,
so she is an RN.
She's an expert on this dynamic experience that we all go through,
you know,
of dying.

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And so it definitely lists the usual and on.
And also,
um,
normal physical signs and symptoms when you're approaching death.
Thank you for listening to me.
I appreciate you.
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you know that we can help and be able to inspire who need home care services and take care and talk to you all soon.