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Posts Tagged with "pain medications"

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    Posted on September 4th, 2008

    Written by Judy

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    dying, hospices, pain medications, quality control

    What Hospices Cannot Do

    Since I volunteer at the Community Hospice of Washington, most people assume I’m a particular fan of hospice care. And in many ways I am.
    Hospices aren’t the dreary, depressing places a lot of them used to be. The in-patient units are great at relieving pain with super-charged meds. Home care patients are relieved to have [...]

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    Posted on June 30th, 2008

    Written by Judy

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    hospice care, legal consequences, pain medications, right to die, suicide. Kathryn Tucker

    Can I Help My Dying Friend Shorten Her Life?

    Dear Judy,
    One of my closest friends has received a terminal diagnosis — six months to a year, best we can tell. She has told me she is planning to kill herself before the pain gets really bad, and she wants me to help her out in those last hours, get information, administer the drugs or [...]

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