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# palliative care week

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Opinion: As our population ages, palliative care will become increasingly important
Dr Peter May and Professor Charles Normand say palliative care in Ireland must be expanded now to meet current and future needs.
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Sep 18th 2021, 7:45 PM
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Half of Irish people think Covid-19 has increased the importance of discussing palliative care
The survey found that a third of people think palliative care is a last resort, when in fact it can be used for a number of years.
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Sep 13th 2020, 3:28 PM
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Opinion: 'My name is Niall, I'm 32, and I have cancer. I never imagined saying those words'
Niall, from Athlone, writes about how he used to think that palliative care was for “the old, the very sick and the dying”, but it’s helping him.
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Sep 10th 2019, 7:00 AM
Voices
"My four-year-old son got up on the stool, held my father's hand, and kissed him"
Watching a loved one slip away is hard enough, writes Denis Goodbody, but good palliative care supports the family as well as the patient.
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Oct 6th 2016, 8:30 PM
# Palliative Care
"They're not about dying and giving up": Here's how the Irish public misunderstands hospices
Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross has a hair salon, a therapy golden retriever Rían, and an oratory to host services such as christenings and weddings.
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Oct 5th 2016, 6:05 AM
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'We had to face facts that maybe our little girl was not going to make it'
LauraLynn palliative carers are looking after 40 families, who say the HSE respite could be organised a lot quicker.
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Oct 11th 2014, 7:15 AM