Emotional Needs of the Dying: Four Key Concepts to Discuss with Your Patients

The Integrative Palliative Podcast

Don't be afraid to talk about dying.
We don't learn to talk about dying and so many people are afraid because they don't know what to say. Here are four key topics to bring up with people who have advanced illness such as progressive metastatic cancer. In patients with Alzheimer's disease or other kinds of dementia, it is important to have these conversations early in the disease course.
Today we'll discuss:

• Fear of death
• Need for connection and closure
• Life review
• Legacy or Love projects

What kind of legacy would you like to leave?
In gratitude,
Delia Chiaramonte, MD
www.integrativepalliative.com

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