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Nearing the End of Life

Do you or someone close to you have advanced cancer? This probably means that cancer has spread from where it started to other parts of the body, or it has harmed vital tissues and organs.

At this point, you know that the cancer is not going away and that you probably have limited time to live - which you may or may not know. Your doctor may have told you that there is no more treatment that can really help stop your cancer and that you have only a short time left. Many patients and family members have questions about what to expect during these last months of life. You may have some of the same questions.

Learning that you have advanced cancer may make you feel lost and afraid. This is natural. People have many questions of all sorts, such as:

What is going to happen to me?
Have I done everything I should have done?
What are the other options?
Am I going to die?
How much control will I have over my life and my death?
Will my wishes about my care be followed?
How much pain and suffering will I have?
What if I feel that I can't take much more treatment?
What am I going to do about money?
How long am I going to have to go through this?
How can I burden my family in this way?
Will this be too much for my family to bear?
What happens when I die?

The support offered by our patients' workshops and well-trained volunteer counsellors will help you understand what to expect both physically and emotionally during these last few months. Hopefully, it will help you to live fully and get the most out of this last phase of your life.It can even help the people who love and support someone with advanced cancer.

You are welcome to talk to any one at NBCCF on (256) 312 280055 / 414 370381 today. Or E-mail us here.

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