how palliative care can help
Palliative care can help support your child and family in multiple ways:
Medical
- Easing your child's symptoms, pain and discomfort to improve quality of life
- Discussing goals of care
- Providing education on your child's condition and prognosis
- Collaborating with your child's entire medical team to enhance your child's care
Social
- Providing emotional and social support that respects your family’s cultural values and is appropriate for your child’s age
- Providing support and resources for the family, including siblings
- Assessing and addressing caregiving needs
- Providing individual and family counseling specific to coping and planning with your child’s condition
Spiritual
- Providing spiritual support and counseling
- Helping families navigate through questions about purpose, meaning and connection
