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... cope with his progressing illness if you become ill or are overcome by exhaustion. Self care includes taking some time for yourself to do the things you enjoy. It may also help to talk about your feelings...

... service. However, usually families and friends find it most meaningful to have a service that includes honest and loving references to the person who has died. Some or all of the following may help achieve...

... and feelings that fluctuate from day to day, even moment to moment; the experience is often described as a “roller-coaster of emotions”. A life-limiting illness brings the loss of many things, for example:...

... informed and doing some advance care planning can help you maintain control and reduce the desire to have death come sooner. Some people find it helpful to share with others who are travelling a similar...

An emotional state that includes some combination of fear, sense of dread, unease, stress and worry. Often accompanied by physical sensations (nausea, heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath,...

A persistent lack of appetite (having no desire to eat). Things that can affect a person’ s appetite: illness, medication, medical treatments, pain, constipation or bowel obstruction, mouth sores,...

A wall or other structure designed to hold urns containing cremated remains.

Growing uncontrollably and abnormally. Used todescribethe cells of a cancer tumoror cancer generally.

A caregiving facility that provides coordinated, multi-disciplinary care for people living with terminal illnesses and for their families and caregivers. “ Hospice care” is used interchangeably...

Care that is designed to meet the physical, psychological, social, spiritual and practical needs of patients and caregivers facing terminal illness.