Marie Curie Cancer Care and Macmillan Cancer Support have produced a leaflet entitled
End of Life:The Facts which explains to patients and those who are caring for them what may happen when someone is nearing the end of their life.
This booklet provides information which has been broken down in to the following sections:
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Being looked after at home
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The last few weeks of life
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The last few days of life
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Nearing death
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Care after death
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National organisations that can help
It also provides a checklist of issues you might like to consider when thinking about how you would like to be cared for.
