The American Gastroenterological Association’s medical position statement on nausea and vomiting (n&v):
“…It must be conceded that, with the notable exception of postchemotherapy and postoperative nausea and vomiting, relatively few controlled trials have compared either various therapeutic strategies or available pharmacologic agents in the symptomatic therapy of nausea and vomiting…”
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I went on a search to see how nausea and vomiting (n&v) is being handled in different medical settings to compare it to how it is done in the hospice setting. I wanted to see if palliative care is really all that different during the time of life when hospice is the last thing on someone’s mind.
“The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (NCP) represents a groundbreaking initiative to further define and underscore the value of palliative care and to improve upon the delivery of palliative care in the United States.
Palliative care is both a philosophy of care and an organized, highly structured system for the delivery of care. A major objective of the NCP is to heighten awareness of palliative care as an option in treating those with a life-limiting or chronic debilitating illness, condition or injury, and to raise public understanding of the growing need for such care.” Lucinda Willilams (songwriter extraordinaire) was fabulous last night. A bunch of us went to see her at Stubbs and had a blast. It was nice to be at a concert where the majority of folks were in the 40s and 50s. Her mom died about 3 years ago and she wrote a couple of songs about it (of course) and they are on her newest CD, West. She segued int Fancy Funeral with the story of why she wrote it. I knew then today’s entry would be about home funerals. Just some random thoughts regarding our parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents and all the people we love who we ‘know’ are aging but …
~ We come up with all kinds of reasons why they are not the same as they used to be. The ones I hear the most are “he’s just being stubborn “oh she can hear you;” “he can do it, he just doesn’t want to;” “she’s never listened to me;” “she likes to stir things up;” “she really does remember;” “he’s given up;” and many more. But it’s true we say and to a point it is. ‘Where is Mom Going to Live?’ is one of the topics about which I speak.
During the last couple of days I’ve been staying with a family, spending time with their mother. Throughout this time a lot has been going on and based on my observations, our discussions and their preferences, the family has decided she will be going to a personal care home tomorrow. ~~~~~~~ In support of Miste~~~~~~
I received an email today from someone who is losing her dog. Animal lovers understand the anguish this woman is in right now. Grief is grief no matter the loss. We know old grief rides the new waves. We know comfort comes in being heard and feeling understood and being in the presence of those who care. My national trade organization, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization sent out their weekly news brief yesterday. There was a story of a man from Michigan. His story is not uncommon for people who come to hospice early after terminal diagnosis, especially those with end-stage heart or lung conditions.
(From the article) “…Laurin has shattered many of the myths surrounding hospice services. One misconception that Laurin’s treatment has proved false is that of medical treatments ending once a patient has been admitted to hospice services… Laurin |
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