Myth: Having palliative care means one will die soon.
Fact: Hospice and palliative care is not for the end of life. It is a holistic approach that includes caregiver support, spiritual care, bereavement and much more.
Myth: Palliative care is just for patients with cancers.
Fact: All those who are diagnosed with a chronic life-limiting illness can benefit from hospice and palliative care.
Myth: Palliative care only manages pain through the use of addictive narcotics.
Fact: Palliative care is the personal care that provides psycho-social and spiritual care along with pain and symptom management.
Source - The Daily Star

