"Sandra was distraught. In addition to experiencing grief following her father’s death, she was haunted by fears that she had 'killed him' by agreeing to use morphine to control his pain near the end of his life. “He never woke up after we started the morphine. It was only a couple days until he died” (Today's Geriatric Medicine).
The gut-reaction to the suggestion of morphine (in a controlled medical setting) is oftentimes negative. However, "Morphine is a standard, and often the best, medication for keeping terminally ill patients comfortable [. . .] Having a drug available to treat those symptoms is critical in keeping individuals comfortable” (Today's Geriatric Medicine).
Join us this week as we discuss morphine, the advantages is may possess for terminally ill patients, how the drug works, and how to cultivate productive conversations about it with family members in a way that minimizes fear.
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