Making decisions dealing with end-of-life issues like hospice care and funeral arrangements is never an easy task. But the fact is we will all deal with them at some point, and having the proper information and planning will go a long way to ease the stress and sense of loss in both you and your loved ones.
In fact, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that having end-of-life discussions with a doctor improved the quality of life for terminally ill cancer patients — and their family and loved ones. Patients who had such conversations were less likely to be admitted to the intensive care, to be put on a breathing machine or undergo resuscitation in their last week of life. They also entered hospice earlier, which the study associated with better quality of life.
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