“If someone has palliative care, does this mean that they're dying?”
My aunt is 78 years old and she's undergoing palliative care because she has a serious illness. But, does this mean that she's dying?
2 Answers
Palliative care means comfort care. You will need to ask your aunt's medical team for more details on her condition. https://www.oncologyspasolutions.com/
The goal of palliative care is to manage symptoms. In other words, palliative care's goal is to make patients feel comfortable. Hospice on the other hand is a subset of palliative care where life expectancy is less than 6 months if the disease runs its usual course.
