Death...It's normal

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* 1. Normal things that happen to most people at the end of life — that look abnormal, but are actually really normal.

Julie explained that changes in breathing, changes in skin color, terminal secretions and fevers, just to name a few, are all normal stages. https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/im-a-hospice-nurse-and-this-is-what-most-people-say-before-they-die/

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* 2. Early and honest conversations with patients concerning diagnoses and advance directives help patients and their families make well-informed decisions regarding future medical care, minimize pain and fears, and allow patients to experience a “peaceful death [1].” Moreover, end-of-life conversations frequently focus on resuscitation plans (advance directives), but should be broadened to include patients’ psychosocial, physical, and economic concerns. Transparent, realistic, and sensitive end-of-life conversations can help patients maintain autonomy and dignity in the dying process and increase their quality of life as they near death. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6913833/

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