Why would I need a private consultation with Dr. Reeve?
-- If you live in LA and would like the convenience of having a physician come to your home for discussions with you and your family
-- If your parents are aging and you feel unprepared to handle the future ahead
-- If you don't have easy access to a palliative care team
-- If you generally avoid Western medicine doctors and want to be protected in the event of hospitalization
-- If you would like to learn more about the End Of Life Options Act and physician aid-in-dying in California
Palliative care is a relatively new specialty of medicine that focuses on helping people with serious illnesses by:
Palliative Care is different from hospice in that palliative care providers ideally get involved early in the disease process and can provide support and guidance even if the disease is stable or improving. They are involved throughout the duration of treatment no matter what the outcome might be. Hospice is only for people who are no longer receiving curative treatment and have expected prognosis of 6 months or less.
In some hospital systems, the Palliative Care Team is referred to as Supportive Care Medicine. If you believe that you or a loved one could benefit from this type of care, ask your providers if your health system has a team to which they could refer you.
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