How Palliative Care Helps
A palliative care MD: “We need to try to understand what the parent's motivation is; and not shy away from pain.”
A palliative care doctor encourages clinicians to really lean in to what the child and parents are experiencing and need; and then to acknowledge how hard that can be and take care of themselves afterwards. A dad observes that bringing compassion is critical to providing care.
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A palliative care MD: “We need to try to understand what the parent's motivation is; and not shy away from pain.”
A PICU NP on seeing the value of pediatric palliative care at work.
We needed palliative care for symptom management, but also because I really needed the support.
We needed palliative care for symptom management, but also because I really needed the support.
