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... efforts. When can denial be a problem? Denial can be a problem if it hurts your ability to make decisions about your care or treatment. Denial may cause you to delay checking out symptoms or beginning...
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... a higher entity alienation from your faith community ethical questions about treatment or care decisions; connecting with those who have been your guides, mentors or soul friends. These people can bring...
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... to think things through. This is one reason why people are often cautioned not to make major decisions until they get to the point where they feel like “the fog has lifted” or they have a sense of being...
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... culture and traditions. Assists the person – and their family – to make important decisions about their health and treatment and share those decisions. Provides grief support for the family...
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... Hope changes from curing the disease, to living life as fully as possible. See also: Health Care Decisions: An Approach to Decision Making and Advance Care Planning 10. Myth: If my family member or friend...
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... chooses or is able to be. It is also important for the person who is ill to decide who will make decisions on his or her behalf if necessary. Even if a single member of the family becomes chiefly responsible...
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... family and community to support the person who is ill and each other before and after the death. Decisions for caregiving at home Visiting restrictions are encouraging some families to provide care at...
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... your love, affection and gratitude to people who are important to you working through treatment decisions and changes in roles and needs letting go of old hurts and resentments asking for forgiveness...
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... exam. This may provide some clues about what might be causing the fatigue, and will help guide decisions about tests that may be needed and treatments that might be suggested. Tests It may be helpful...
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... or not done. Trouble concentrating You have trouble concentrating, thinking clearly, or making decisions. Thoughts of death You wonder if you would be better off dead or have thoughts about killing yourself.