{"id":2126,"date":"2018-05-22T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T05:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/?page_id=2126"},"modified":"2018-05-22T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T06:56:00","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2126\" class=\"elementor elementor-2126 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6979e84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6979e84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcea6b3\" data-id=\"fcea6b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c58845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c58845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3080d88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3080d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a24efa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a24efa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-583b98d\" data-id=\"583b98d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c9d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"60c9d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the difference between Palliative Care and Hospice?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1011\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2204 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/palliative-care-vs-hospice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/palliative-care-vs-hospice.jpg 400w, http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/palliative-care-vs-hospice-150x42.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/palliative-care-vs-hospice-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Adapted from: National Quality Forum, 2014<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Palliative Care is a whole-person care that relieves symptoms of a disease or disorder, whether or not it can be cured. Hospice is a specific type of palliative care for people who likely have six months or less to live. In other words, hospice care is always palliative, but not all palliative care is hospice care.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1012\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is Palliative Care right for me?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1012\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1012\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You will need palliative care if you:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have a disease or injury that is impossible to cure<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have made multiple trips to the emergency room in the past 6 months<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have pain or other symptoms that interfere with your daily activities<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Need assistance with setting your goals of care and treatment preferences<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1013\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is Palliative Care available for children?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1013\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes! Palliative Care is available for children. There are several palliative care organizations that are providing palliative care for children in Bangladesh.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1014\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When does Palliative Care begin?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1014\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1014\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Patients and their families may require different levels of supportive care or symptom management at different times. Individuals\u2019 responses to life limiting illness vary and people with the same illness may have different needs. Some palliative care may be considered useful in the early stages of an illness but needs might change as the disease stabilises and palliative care services might be reduced or ceased until a further need arises. If patients feel that their illness is preventing them from doing what is important to them or preventing them from achieving their goals, it may be helpful to speak with a health professional &#8211; local community palliative care services are able to assist in this area.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1015\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1015\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where do I go to receive Palliative Care services?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1015\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1015\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While you are in the hospital, your primary physician can help you determine if Palliative Care is right for you. If so, there are palliative care hospitals and organizations nearby your area from where you can get the services. <a href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/palliative-care-referral-centers\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click here<\/span><\/a> to know your nearest palliative care providing facilities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1016\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1016\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I receive Palliative Care outside the hospital after I am discharged? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1016\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1016\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After discharge, Palliative Care services may be available to you through outpatient physicians and other agencies.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1017\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1017\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does receiving Palliative Care mean that I am dying or giving up?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1017\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1017\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No! Receiving palliative care does not mean you&#8217;re dying. Palliative Care ensures that you will live your life as comfortable as possible.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, recent research indicates that palliative care can help people live longer by addressing pain and reducing stress. Being referred to palliative care does mean that you are dealing with difficult medical problems, ones that can cause pain, emotional uncertainty and personal complications for you and the people you love.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1018\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1018\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I still pursue active treatment of my disease (i.e. hemodialysis, chemotherapy, radiation) if I do Palliative Care?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1018\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1018\"><p>Absolutely! Palliative Care will follow you through all stages of your disease and treatment, and is most beneficial when started early in your disease process.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1019\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1019\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What kinds of symptoms does the Palliative Care team treat?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1019\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1019\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other than pain, the Palliative Care team may treat symptoms including:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nausea &amp; vomiting<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fatigue<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Constipation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diarrhea<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Insomnia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anorexia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shortness of breath<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hiccups<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anxiety and stress<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Depression, hopelessness, and isolation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anticipatory grief and bereavement<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any other symptoms arising from your disease or treatment<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-10110\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-10110\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I'm so sick of being sick, and of the energy and time that health care takes from my everyday life. Do I really need to add palliative care to my long list of appointments?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-10110\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-10110\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are feeling that way, most likely the answer is yes. Feeling overwhelmed is a common challenge of illness and modern treatment. Palliative care services are designed to reduce, not add to, the stress, anxiety and energy-sapping effects of illness. Your appointments will fit your needs and be focused on what matters most to you at that very moment. Together, we can help ease the struggle and exhaustion of being sick. Whenever possible, we link the palliative care appointments with other provider appointments to minimize travel to hospitals, as well as use telephone calls to manage appropriate issues without a visit if possible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-10111\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-10111\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if I experience severe, unrelieved symptoms at home? Can I go back to the hospital?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-10111\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-10111\"><p>Yes! You can always notify the Emergency Room team or your admitting physician that you would like to be seen by the Palliative Care team.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-10112\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-10112\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What happens after my loved one dies?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-10112\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-10112\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Palliative Care team will offer bereavement support, including information, links to support groups, and a celebration of life gathering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-10113\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-10113\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who else, besides the patient, can benefit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-10113\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-10113\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Everyone involved! Patients as well as family caregivers are the special focus of palliative care. Your doctors and nurses benefit too, because they know they are meeting\u00a0your needs by providing care and treatment that reduces your suffering and improves your quality of life.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-10114\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-10114\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I'm worried about my family and the toll my illness seems to be taking. Can you help them?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-10114\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-10114\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes! Your family helps make you who you are, and they play an important part in your health. We welcome the chance to meet and talk with your spouse, parents, siblings, children and others you love.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-10115\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-10115\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the role of palliative care volunteers?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-10115\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-10115\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The palliative care volunteer\u2019s role is to strengthen the ability of the ill person to cope with life, to participate in as much as they can, and to live as fully as possible. Palliative care volunteers aim to support family in dealing with practical and emotional burdens and to assist them in coming to terms with bereavement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-10116\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-10116\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened \"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do you only see people with cancer?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-10116\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-10116\"><p id=\"cancer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No, we see people with any life-limiting condition, including those involving any organ:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span dir=\"LTR\">H<\/span>eart (e.g. heart failure)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span dir=\"LTR\">L<\/span>ungs (e.g. COPD or emphysema, lung fibrosis)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span dir=\"LTR\">K<\/span>idneys (e.g. chronic kidney disease or renal failure)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span dir=\"LTR\">L<\/span>iver (e.g. chronic liver disease)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span dir=\"LTR\">B<\/span>rain or nerves (e.g. dementia, Parkinson\u2019s Disease, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, progressive supranuclear palsy)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8a2b60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8a2b60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb2cda9\" data-id=\"bb2cda9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79575e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f79575e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bdpallcare.com\/new\/contact\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Contact us<\/span><\/a> for further information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) What is the difference between Palliative Care and Hospice? \u00a0 \u00a0 Adapted from: National Quality Forum, 2014 Palliative Care is a whole-person care that relieves symptoms of a disease or disorder, whether or not it can be cured. 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