Planning Ahead: End of Life Issues

Moderators

We wanted to share with you some helpful information from the main Breastcancer.org site's Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer section on Planning Ahead: End of Life Issues, which includes detailed advice on:

• Coming to terms emotionally with the end of life
• Defining how you want to spend your time
• Deciding if, and when, to stop treating the cancer
• Managing relationships with family and friends at the end of life
• Talking with children at the end of life
• Planning what you want for the dying process
• End-of-life financial and legal considerations
• Palliative care for metastatic breast cancer
• Hospice care

More resources:

• End-of-life blog series
• Podcast: Facing the End of Life

Please check out our VIDEO SERIES where Dr. Marisa Weiss talks with Barbara Jordan, a dedicated palliative care volunteer, about the benefits of palliative care for both patients and their family members:

• Understanding Palliative Care and Hospice for Cancer Patients
• Palliative Care for Cancer Patients After Finishing Treatment
• Benefits of Palliative Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  

We hope this helps,

The Mods