Palliative Care is for anyone affected by a serious or life-threatening illness or condition.
It is also intended to provide support and guidance to the family who is inevitably affected by the illness of their loved one.
Adults and children can benefit from Palliative Care.

Examples of conditions:

• Cancer
• Chronic heart diseases
• Serious lung diseases
• Kidney failure
• Liver failure, cirrhosis
• HIV/AIDS
• Degenerative diseases
• Alzheimer

Palliative Care provides an extra layer of support.

Symptom relief is one of the areas of expertise of Palliative Care is symptom relief. By addressing symptoms such as pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, anxiety, people are in a better position to continue enjoying and participating in their daily life.

Research has shown that a person is more likely to adhere to his medical treatments if symptoms are well controlled.

Anywhere along the trajectory of a serious or life-limiting illness, Palliative Care can be help. A person does not need to give up curative treatments, such as chemotherapy, in order to benefit from this type of care.

Actually, to give a chance to people to feel as comfortable as possible, both types of care should overlap.

• By listening to the person’s concerns as well as those from her loved ones.
• By addressing pain and other uncomfortable symptoms with different types of medication and other non-drug interventions through their expertise.
• By taking the time to explain all available treatment options and making sure they are well understood before a decision is made.
• By advocating for the person’s choices to be respected regarding the type of treatment wished for.
• By insuring that people keep as much control as possible over their care.

Everyone deserves the best care possible.

Palliative Care Awarness is about helping you live better despite having an illness