Quality of Life

Below are our 11 articles in the 'quality of life' category:

Accepting Terminal Illness
When faced with the knowledge that one is terminally ill, there are a number of emotions that must be managed. Disbelief, fear, anger, and sadness are all common, and while not all terminally ill ...
Battling Terminal Illness
People casually use phrases that for others have real meaning. It's not that they mean to be flippant, it's just that they don't always consider their choice of words. While vying for a big ...
Coping Strategies
Adjusting to the news of a terminal illness can be extremely difficult - with just one sentence, everything is different. Coping with the changes that illness brings requires looking at all aspects ...
Expressing Difficult Emotions
Babies and young children express all of their emotions freely but in time, they learn to control and even conceal some of what they are feeling, especially when they are sad, frightened, or ...
Holding on to Hope
The delivery of a terminal diagnosis is bound to be received with a sense of shock. Even those who have been ill for some time and have experienced a variety of symptoms are not likely to fully ...
Keeping Life as Normal as Possible
Explores the need for some terminally ill patients to maintain their daily lives in as close to normal manner as possible. Encourages patients and those who love them to maximize the time that they ...
Making Memory Books/Tapes/Videos
The thought of losing loved ones can be unbearable. The idea of never again seeing their faces of hearing their voices can intensify the sadness that is felt when someone close is diagnosed with a ...
Making the Most of Every Day
If we were wise, every one of us would behave as though our time here is limited, which of course, it is. Unfortunately, many of us act as if we have all the time in the world until something ...
Resolving Unfinished Business Before Your Die
Life doesn't end until it ends. That sounds so simple, but many people go about living in such a manner as to pretend that life has ended long before it actually has. The diagnosis of a terminal ...
Respecting a Patient's Wishes
The diagnosis of a terminal illness is bound to illicit strong feelings from the patient, as well as from those who hold that person dear. As decisions are required regarding treatment options, ...
Spiritual Issues for the Terminally Ill
Spirituality is a very personal thing, with each person defining their connection to the spiritual world in their own way. The diagnosis of a terminal illness is bound to make people examine their ...

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