The " End Of Life" Index
There are many questions when the end is near. What to expect, what will it be like...what should I look for? Below you will find some documents I hope will be helpful to you when the time comes.
Please feel free to take anything you feel might be helpful to you. Simply print it out, or copy it to your hard drive or disk.
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Home With Terminal Illness Pt 1. (Contains info on nutrition, witholding food and fluids, tubes,
and medications)
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Home With Terminal Illness Pt 2. (Contains info on morphine, narcotics and reactions to medications)
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Home With Terminal Illness Pt 3. (Contains info on pain, suffering, and physical signs of death,
witnessing death)
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Home With Terminal Illness Pt 4. (Contains info on control, denial, and friends and family)
End-of-Life
Decisions and the Dementia Patient
Death---What
You Can Expect
Preparing
for Approaching Death
Grief
and Loss
Death,
Loss and Grief
Symptoms
Of Grief
Hospice
Medicare Benefits
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