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End of Life Issues

maleficentia

(28 posts)

8. Having recently gone through end of life care for my Father

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:35 PM

19 hrs ago

I hope it's comforting to know that once you or your loved one is in hospice care and at the point of needing pain relief, your faimily caregiver can or will be given sublingual morphine prescription to administer as needed.

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