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Get Palliative Care
by Get Palliative Care
GetPalliativeCare.org's podcast, A Quality Life, tells the real-life stories of people living with a serious illness, and their families. Each episode explores how palliative care specialists have helped to manage the symptoms and stress of their serious illness, and improve quality of life
Episodes
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How Palliative Care Helped Amy Get Back to Her Hobbies
Amy is in her mid-40s and loves the outdoors—especially biking, hiking, and walking her dog. In the fall of 2018, she felt a lump on her neck, and when it did not go away, she visited her primary care doctor. After many tests, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer that had spread to her…
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Rae Anne Reflects: Achieving Your Goals
Rae Anne, a cancer survivor and former palliative care patient, sits down with Dr. Anthony Back, a palliative care and cancer doctor. During their conversation, they discuss how the palliative care team sees the patient as a person, focusing on their individual goals. They also talk about how...
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A Quality Life: How Palliative Care Helps You Live Well with Serious Lung Disease
After struggling with shortness of breath for many years, Betsy was referred to a special lung care clinic. Worsening symptoms limited her ability to remain active, which in turn led to anxiety and depression. She struggled to care for her home and visit with friends; and felt like a burden to…
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A Quality Life: How Palliative Care Helps the Patient and Family
Rae Anne, a cancer survivor and former palliative care patient, interviews Dr. Diane E. Meier, a palliative care doctor and director emerita of the Center to Advance Palliative Care. During their conversation, Rae Anne shares how palliative care helped her and her family. Together they discuss…
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A Quality Life: Palliative Care Helps Families Living with Dementia Focus on Quality of Life
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are mostly known for memory loss that worsens over time, but it comes with a range of complex needs – for the person diagnosed and the family. And the health needs and safety concerns for all involved typically increase as the disease progresses. Ann, a…
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One Woman’s Story of Surviving COVID-19 at Age 78
The COVID-19 virus is still circulating in the U.S. and millions of people are still testing positive. Thankfully, most who come down with COVID-19 don’t have to be hospitalized. Even so, for many the symptoms can be extensive and recovery can take weeks or months. Listen to one woman’s COVID-19...
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A Quality Life: Joni's COPD and Palliative Care Story
Sixty-six year old Joni knows all too well that living with the lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – or COPD – can be stressful. The main symptom is shortness of breath, which worsens over time. The disease and treatments also cause coughing, wheezing, tremors, and...
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A Quality Life: Ilene’s Cancer and Palliative Care Story
As a speech language pathologist for young children, Ilene’s skills as an educator, careful listener and problem solver were keys to her career success. These factors also have played an important role for her through the many years she’s been treated for advanced ovarian cancer. It was a…
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A Quality Life: A Young Mother’s Cancer Story
April grew up with hairdressers in her family. As a kid she put curlers in her cat’s fur to practice. She eventually realized her dream and even took ownership of her own salon. In June 2018, a diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer followed by 16 rounds of chemotherapy, a mastectomy, and 30 rounds…
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A Quality Life: Rae Anne's Palliative Care Story
While living her everyday life and enjoying a concert, Rae Anne discovered a lump on the side of her neck. Not knowing what it could be, as she felt okay, she left quickly to schedule appointments with various doctors. Within a few weeks, the lump grew and she was diagnosed with stage 4 head and...
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A Quality Life: Ryan's Pediatric Palliative Care Story
When Dan and Meghan’s 5-year old son Ryan was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes severe developmental delays—they didn’t know where to turn. Seizures, surgeries, and sleepless nights due to respiratory issues required constant hospital stays in the first six months of Ryan’s life…
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A Quality Life: Sarah's Colon Cancer Story
When Sarah was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer at age 34, she was immediately determined to find the best care possible. She fought for an oncologist who would support her at every turn, and sought out specialists from many different disciplines to provide her better care. She found her…
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A Quality Life: "Rock Man" Willie's Rectal Cancer Story
A Quality Life: Rock Man Willie’s Rectal Cancer Story At an infusion clinic in Dayton, Ohio—which provides chemotherapy treatment to cancer patients—there’s a man known by all as “Rock Man Willie.” When he’s there, Willie stops at each infusion station to chat with people who could use a good...
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A Quality Life: JoAnn's Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Story
In this episode, we tell the story of JoAnn, a woman in her early 60s who turned to palliative care for help in making informed treatment decisions and managing the symptoms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Today, JoAnn is enjoying time with her toddler grandchildren. She still sees the palliative care...
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How Music Can Help Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients
There is overwhelming research showing that listening to music can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of Dementia. Our podcast guest on this special episode say that the key to helping patients through these methods is in the personalized...
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A Quality Life: Paul's Ewing Sarcoma Story
On good days, you can find Paul of the Washington, DC area in his house, intently focused on one of his woodworking projects. It’s hard work, but it’s a labor of love. “I’m not the type to sit still. I’m at my happiest when I’m working with my hands and creating something new,” says Paul. The…
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A Quality Life: Kelly's Palliative Care Story
Since she was 12 years old, Kelly has dealt with an array of medical issues including Mitochondrial Disease, a clot in her lung and main vein to the heart, and Autonomic Neuropathy. These issues caused additional heart and bladder problems, as well as Gastroparesis which affects the normal…
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What Does Good Dementia Care Look Like?
In this special-edition podcast, Diane E. Meier, MD, of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, and Mary Mittleman, DrPH, of NYU Langone Health, discuss why making a dementia diagnosis is important for successfully managing other health conditions, and the many care elements that can make a...
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A Quality Life: The Gladden's Palliative Care Story
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause damage to skin, joints and organs. After seeing their eldest daughter Danielle deal with prolonged chronic pain, Darryl and Andrea Gladden were determined to ensure that their other two daughters were able to enjoy quality of life. That’s when...
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A Quality Life: Beth's Appendix Cancer Story
For many years, Beth, 55, of Baltimore couldn’t shake the nickname her sister and friends gave her. “They called me Balloon Hand Beth because whenever someone needed something, my hand would float up to volunteer,” says Beth. Beth has always been very active and willing to pitch in. In her...
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A Quality Life: Cathy's Breast Cancer Story
Cathy, 62, has always loved jogging and doing step aerobics, but her true passion is tending to the flowers in her garden. “I just love being outside and getting my hands in the dirt,” says Cathy, born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Cathy will be the first to tell you that gardening takes both...
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A Quality Life: Matt's Palliative Care Story
Matt is about to start another abstract painting. With classic rock music blasting in the background, he holds the brush between his lips, steadies his neck and presses the brush against the canvas. A few months ago, Matt, 38, wouldn’t have believed you if you told him he’d be painting again. 14...
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A Quality Life: Gregory's Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Story
Shortness of breath coupled with the painful side effects of a surgery to remove fluid in his lungs were consuming Gregory’s life after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. He needed support to relieve his symptoms and he needed help understanding how to best prepare for an uncertain…
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A Quality Life: Barbara and Laren's Pancreatic Cancer Story
This is a story about finding a sense of control amidst an uncertain future. This is a story about doing everything you can for the ones you love. This is Barbara and Laren’s palliative care story. Hosted by Dan Altano
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A Quality Life: Karena's Colon Cancer Story
Karena is a hardworking professional and mother of two. When her busy lifestyle was halted due to a colon cancer diagnosis, she needed help to manage her symptoms and give her the tools to start feeling better. In this podcast, Karena and her palliative care specialist discuss taking steps…
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A Quality Life: Toby's Multiple Sclerosis Story
When we go into the hospital, we want to be treated for whatever is ailing us. We also expect to be heard and validated. When Toby Palma, a Las Vegas, Nevada woman in her early 40s, went into the emergency room several times complaining of severe pain all over her body, the doctors kept telling…
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A Quality Life: Kat's Ovarian Cancer Story
As a former softball player and as a hard working professional who often balanced multiple jobs, Kat Harrison of Dayton, OH has always been on the move. And luckily for her, she’s a frequent babysitter to four rambunctious grandchildren. As a result, she can often be found running around trying…
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A Quality Life: Marion B's Breast Cancer Story
Marion Blankenship of Charlotte, North Carolina lights up when she talks about her family, especially her eight grandchildren. She beams with pride when you ask her about her job working with kids at a childcare development center. And, she smiles ear to ear when she talks about her hobbies, like...
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A Quality Life: Joyce's Liposarcoma Story
Since 74-year-old Joyce Montgomery of Atlanta, Georgia was diagnosed with Liposarcoma—a rare form of cancer—she’s faced major decisions about her treatment. As her illness has progressed, she’s struggled anxiety and physical symptoms. With the help of her palliative care team, which provided her...
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A Quality Life: Life After Diagnosis
In his new book, Life After the Diagnosis, Dr. Steven Z. Pantilat puts the spotlight on the essential needs of patients during this often difficult time, and details the ways in which palliative care can help immediately. Inspired by Dr. Pantilat’s book, we talked to palliative care specialists…
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A Quality Life: Amy's Breast Cancer Story
Amy Berman is a nurse, a nationally recognized expert in care of the aged and a senior program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation. When she was diagnosed with Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer in 2010, she had some very difficult decisions to make about her treatment options. Faced with...
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A Quality Life: Aly's Palliative Care Story
Navigating the uncertain waters of high school and college can be challenging for anyone. Imagine spending those pivotal years with a serious illness. Twenty-three year old Aly lives with the symptoms of multiple diagnoses including Churg Strauss syndrome and Mast Cell disorder. In the face of...
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GetPalliativeCare.org's podcast, A Quality Life, tells the real-life stories of people living with a serious illness, and their families. Each episode explores how palliative care specialists have helped to manage the symptoms and stress of their serious illness, and improve quality of life
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GetPalliativeCare.org's podcast, A Quality Life, tells the real-life stories of people living with a serious illness, and their families. Each episode explores how palliative care specialists have helped to manage the symptoms and stress of their serious illness, and improve quality of life
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