Palliative care may not always meet our expectations and the services offered by palliative care are not the same across Canada.
Kristie on What does hospice and palliative care mean to you? wrote, “I asked if he could get some counselling to help him, and I was told point blank that there was nothing offered for "people in his condition". All they did was up his anti-anxiety meds, and keep him pretty knocked out. He did not want that - he said he only had limited time and he did not want to sleep it away - he wanted to be there for his family.”
Springday posted earlier on that same thread, “it is horrible to see her suffer like this...and my perception is that they are just leaving her to die...so I have really mixed feeling about hospice right now.”
What support or suggestions would you offer?
Katherine