Terminally Ill Patient Services
Compassion & Choices operates the End-of-Life Consultation program, which provides counselors for terminally ill patients and their families at no cost. Professional counselors and trained volunteers work by phone or in person to offer assistance in completing advance directives living wills; referrals to local services, including hospice and illness-specific support groups; advice on adequate pain and symptom management; and information on safe, effective methods for aid in dying as an option of last resort.
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