Thursday, January 22, 2009

If the cancer treatment ineffective, how should I do?

Cancer patients or their families face the most difficult moments, in addition to cancer recurrence or metastasis, the doctor told patients that he had no longer be able to provide effective treatment programs. Many people will be very disappointed, because they often hold a glimmer of hope that the doctors there are always ways to solve all problems. Some people think that can finally breathe a sigh of relief, because the treatment does not need to face the inconvenience and harm to the body. But there is no treatment or a result of being physically too weak and can no longer receiving treatment, they mean a serious condition; At that time, patients and their families how to do? 

At this point even if the doctor can not continue to provide effective health care program, he is still able to provide appropriate recommendations. You can openly discuss with his follow-up medical care and so on. Usually he would suggest home or palliative care (home or palliative care), or palliative care (Hospice Services) (hospice care). These two programs seem very similar to the surface, but differ widely in real terms. 

"Home or palliative care" as its name suggests is in the home care of patients by family members, and then by the home care agency to assist some of the basic care. This program services provided by the content or medical equipment covered by the project according to the National Health Insurance payment. Its biggest benefit is the patient can still see a doctor or hospital emergency room; However, these movements are to no avail. Because of a terminally ill patient to see a doctor or hospital emergency room, but no real increase in torment and medical role. 

"Palliative care" is specifically for medical and life of the latepatients to provide professional care institutions. Their expertise is to help families deal with the symptoms of patients that may occur and pain. In addition to professional palliative care nurse regularly to observe the home care patients and their families to answer the questions, they also have other professionals to provide services, such as: Care and file to help clean up the patient's physical, social workers for the provision of community resources and contacts of patients with insurance companies, Good Hope to provide spiritual counseling. The use of palliative care, the patients and their families can call to contact the nurse on duty asked about ways to deal with the situation; therefore, can reduce heart patients and their families a sense of helplessness and anxiety. In addition to patient services, palliative care is also provided with the necessary equipment, such as: hospital beds, oxygen cylinders / machine, urinals, wheelchairs and so on, and dealing with symptoms related to drugs and painkillers. Those who have not experienced the hospice, this is a best option. General health insurance are usually covered by palliative care, but patients without health insurance, it may find a non-profit hospice care agencies to provide help. If families can not afford care because of special circumstances for terminally ill patients, they can be discussed with the social workers find the appropriate provision of care for nursing homes. Unfortunately, the Chinese care for terminally-ill patients, some misconceptions, so understanding and use of palliative care patients are not many, or until a few days before dying patients rush to join. 

In fact, in the face of life's end with the birth of the baby's face is similar, it can look forward to and prepared. When a person can face the end of their life when perhaps he could be more easily arranged for some medical care thing. Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes in the Bible 1-2 festival said, "everything has from time to time, and the world have regularly Treasury million. Health Sometimes, sometimes death ..." 11 said, "God created all things, each according to become better again eternal life was placed in the world. However, throughout the act of God, people can not. "14 said" I know God will have everything done by perpetuating anything to add, nothing to reduce. God this line is He kept in front of dignitaries in the heart of fear. "Indeed, human life is a mystery of things, even people like a cloud, like life, there a moment and disappeared. But if we have the opportunity throughout his life to create awareness of the universe the only true God, and fear Him, to comply with his wishes, he would look after our life and soul of it! 

Jesus Christ said, "Let not your heart be troubled, you believe in God, now trust in Me. In my Father's house there are many accommodation; If not, I already told you; I went to was originally a place to prepare for you. If I to prepare a place for you, then you come back to me where to go; where I told you was there. "Jesus said," I am the way, the truth and the life; not by me, no one can to the Father. "

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