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	Terminal illness insurance cover
		Terminal Illness Insurance pays out if you are diagnosed with an illness from which you are expected to die within 12 months of diagnosis.
		With Critical Illness Insurance you do NOT have to be expected to die within 12 months after diagnosis and there are many serious illnesses that fall into that category.
		Consider carefully the merits of Critical Illness Insurance and the difference between it and Terminal Illness Insurance.
	www.express-life-insurance.co.uk /what-is-terminal-illness-insurance.htm (366 words)

	terminal illness - south africa
		A terminal illness is an illness which can not be cured and therefore the main objective of most private nurses which attend to patients with a terminal illness is to ensure that they are as comfortable as possible and that they suffer from no unnecessary pain resulting from their terminal illness.
		Terminal illness is not only physically effecting on the patient but emotionally as well as the terminally ill patient needs to come to terms with the terminal illness which occurs in the body.
		A terminally ill patient needs to be mentally strong in order to battle the terminal illness and in some cases are able to overcome a terminal illness by being psychologically strong.
	www.uniquenursing.co.za /terminal-illness.html (269 words)

	What is a Terminal Illness? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Usually a patient is considered to have a terminal illness if he or she seems likely to die despite diagnosis and treatment, although it is possible for people with a terminal illness to live for years before succumbing to the medical condition.
		Diagnosis with a terminal illness can be a traumatic event for a patient and his or her family, and is usually accompanied by offers of psychological counseling and similar assistance.
		Terminal patients often write directives indicating how they would like to be cared for at the end of their lives, and ask a family member to ensure that their wishes are followed.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-terminal-illness.htm (482 words)

	Legal & General - Terminal illness cover information
		Terminal Illness Cover ensures that your life insurance, or mortgage life insurance policy will pay out the full amount if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness, rather than when you die.
		By terminal, we mean: 'suffering from an advanced or rapidly progressing incurable illness where, in the opinion of the Chief Medical Officer of Legal and General, your life expectancy is less than 12 months'.
		Terminal Illness Cover is not available during the last 18 months of your life insurance, or mortgage life insurance policy term and is only available on plans with a term of at least two years.
	www.legal-general.com /life-cover/terminal-illness-cover.html (247 words)

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		If the patient is truly actively dying, and is then terminally sedated, the patient quite often does not have time to dehydrate, even though fluids are not being given, and the patient dies as a natural result of the terminal illness.
		The medical director stated that in such a case, terminal sedation was appropriate and the patient could be sedated into a coma simply because nobody else was in the home to care for the patient and because the patient did not want to die in a facility.
		Hospices that violate the sanctity of the patient's and family's trust by terminally sedating a patient without consent or against his or her will are doing the greatest damage to the hospice industry itself, because the families of the dying remember forever what happened in their hospice experience.
	www.chninternational.com /terminal_sedation_1.htm (1370 words)

	Terminal Illness - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Terminal Illness - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Once I am sure a patient has terminal cancer I tell them straight, I say, 'It's time to go visit with the grandchildren.' They seem to appreciate it.
		Right to Die, right of an individual with a terminal injury or disease to refuse extraordinary medical efforts or life-sustaining equipment, such as...
	encarta.msn.com /Terminal_Illness.html (115 words)

	Castro illness not terminal, Cuban officials tell Delahunt - Boston.com
		U.S. Rep. William Delahunt said Sunday he was told by Cuban officials that ailing leader Fidel Castro is not suffering from cancer or a terminal illness and was expected to appear in public in the near future.
		WASHINGTON --U.S. Rep. William Delahunt said Sunday he was told by Cuban officials that ailing leader Fidel Castro is not suffering from cancer or a terminal illness and was expected to appear in public in the near future.
		"It was stated clearly and unequivocally that Fidel Castro does not have cancer and his illness is not terminal," Delahunt said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Sunday night shortly after returning to Washington from Cuba.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/12/17/castro_illness_not_terminal_cuban_officials_tell_delahunt (492 words)

	Terminal illness: Interacting with a terminally ill loved one
		Here she discusses what you might say to a loved one who has a terminal illness, how you might act around him or her, and how to deal with negative thoughts after your loved one passes away.
		Don't assume that your loved one with a terminal illness is going to go through a methodical process of coming to terms with death, such as denial, anger, and so on.
		A better description might be accommodation — learning to live as fully as possible, while accommodating to the presence of this terminal illness in your life.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/CA/00041.html (1609 words)

	UAB Center for Palliative Care / FAQs / What is meant by the term "terminal illness"?
		Generally, "terminal" illness describes an illness expected to lead to a person's death in the near future.
		As defined in the Medicare Hospice Benefit, "terminal illness" is that state where death is expected to occur, as a result of illness, in the next six months or less.
		Because this definition is derived from hospice eligibility standards, "terminal illness" is commonly equated with hospice care
	www.palliative.uab.edu /faqs/terminalillness.php (88 words)

	Spirituality Helps With Terminal Illness 5/21/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Terminally ill people who have a sense of spirituality, regardless of religion, are less likely to feel hopeless, want to die or consider suicide, according to a new report.
		Patients were questioned about several factors of their well-being, including depression, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, whether they felt they had social support, their symptoms and their physical abilities.
		Researchers noted that health workers should incorporate more psychological and spiritual elements into the care of terminally ill patients, as patients can find meaning and value from their lives even during their last few months.
	sites.mercola.com /2003/may/21/spirituality_illness.htm (712 words)

	Terminal Illness
		Not only can you use life insurance to provide adequate income to your survivors for their short- and long-term needs, but you also may be able to receive a portion of the death proceeds from your life insurance before you die in order to pay necessary expenses or to fulfill a dream.
		The main disadvantage of taking a loan against your policy when you are terminally ill is that since it's unlikely you'll be able to repay it in full before your death, the loan balance will be subtracted from the proceeds that are payable to your beneficiaries.
		Because critical illness life insurance is often composed of a rider (sometimes an accelerated death benefit rider) attached to a life insurance policy, the income tax consequences should be the same.
	www.agencyinfo.net /iv/life/planning/terminal-illness.htm (848 words)

	WMA - Policy : Declaration on Terminal Illness
		When a patient's medical diagnosis precludes the hope of health being restored or maintained, and the death of the patient is inevitable, the physician and the patient are often faced with a complex set of decisions regarding medical interventions.
		The approach to medical care of the terminally ill will be influenced significantly by these factors, and thus attempting to developing detailed guidelines on terminal care that can be universally applied is neither practical nor wise.
		In the care of terminal patients, the primary responsibilities of the physician are to assist the patient in maintaining an optimal quality of life through controlling symptoms and addressing psychosocial needs, and to enable the patient to die with dignity and in comfort.
	www.wma.net /e/policy/i2.htm (825 words)

	Should I include Terminal Illness Insurance?
		Terminal Illness Insurance is generally included at no extra cost on all Mortgage Life, Life and Critical Illness policies.
		Terminal Illness Insurance will pay out if you are diagnosed with an illness from which a Doctor expects you to die within 12 months of diagnosis.
		Terminal Illness cover is not the same as Critical Illness cover.
	www.life-assurance-bureau.co.uk /mortgage-payment-protection/faqs/should-I-include-terminal-Illness-insurance-mp.htm (397 words)

	Terminal Illness: What Does It Mean?
		A terminal illness can be defined as active and progressive illness for which there is no cure and the prognosis is fatal.
		The vast majority of our previously terminal illnesses are now treatable and patients recover to on living a full life.
		Those faced with a terminal illness are often offered pharmaceutical concoctions designed to treat the symptoms of the illness or to make our "transition easier." Some of these chemical creations may even be able to extend the length of our lives.
	www.howtoadvice.com /Preview/Aimmeun (608 words)

	OpEd - Hospice Moves To Redefine Chronic Illness As Terminal - By Karen Ward, RN
		Many of these illnesses will eventually be redefined at the state levels of government as terminal diseases, just like PVS was redefined by the Florida State Legislature for the Terri Schiavo case.
		For the curious, chronic illness has a gradual onset of symptoms that occurs over a long period of time; may have multiple and varied causes; has varied responses to treatments; and the progression cannot be accurately predicted.
		If EOL redefines chronic conditions as terminal illnesses, everybody who becomes diagnosed with a disease, other than an acute condition that can be cured, will be considered terminal, chronic, and in need of hospice.
	www.northcountrygazette.org /articles/092606ChronicToTerminal.html (3698 words)

	Critical Illness Insurance Policy
		Terminal Illness is free on most life insurance policies Critical Illness cover, however, can be quite expensive.
		The main difference between Critical Illness and Terminal Illness is that Critical Illness will pay out immediately after you are diagnosed with a serious illness.* Terminal Illness Insurance will only pay out if you are expected to die within 12 months of diagnosis.
		Comprehensive Critical Illness Cover includes a much wider list of illnesses including several serious conditions that might not necessarily be terminal but would definitely prevent you from working.
	www.express-life-insurance.co.uk /what-is-critical-illness-insurance.htm (832 words)

	Terminal illness: Interacting with a terminally ill loved one - MayoClinic.com
		Here she discusses what you might say to a loved one who has a terminal illness, how you might act around him or her, and how to deal with negative thoughts after your loved one passes away.
		Don't assume that your loved one with a terminal illness is going to go through a methodical process of coming to terms with death, such as denial, anger, and so on.
		A better description might be accommodation — learning to live as fully as possible, while accommodating to the presence of this terminal illness in your life.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/grief/CA00041 (1547 words)

	Open Mind: Explaining to Siblings about a Child's Terminal Illness
		Children are affected by the serious illness of a brother or sister, living in a world with change, fear and unpredictability.
		When talking with children about the terminal illness, it's best to be as open and honest as you can about the child's illness, have open and honest discussions about the illness as a family.
		It can as basic as saying that the disease is causing the body to "stop working" in a certain way, or that the doctors are doing as much as they can to keep the child as comfortable and pain-free as possible.
	www.mhagstl.org /OM-ChildTerminal.htm (539 words)

	Summary of Findings: Strong Public Support for Right to Die
		In instances where a terminally ill patient is unable to communicate, the public supports allowing the closest family member to decide whether to continue medical treatment; 74% agree with this approach, while only 15% say that relatives should not be allowed to make such decisions.
		For the most part, the answers were similar to their own wishes: A small majority says their parent would opt to stop treatment if faced with a terminal illness and great pain, while reactions to the other two scenarios were more divided.
		That compares with 45% of those who have had a relative or close friend recently suffer from a terminal illness or coma, but did not participate in treatment decisions; and just 28% of those who have had no recent experience with the serious illness of a close friend or relative.
	people-press.org /reports/display.php3?ReportID=266 (5006 words)

	USNews.com: Health: In Brief: Children's and Adolescents' Health: Terminal illness
		Parents of children with terminal illness have to deal with their own grief and the additional challenge of helping their child understand what is happening.
		One of the main questions is often whether or not to talk to their child about death, and how to do it.
		However, it should comfort parents dealing with their child's terminal illness to know that, in hindsight, parents in this study never regretted talking to their child about death.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/health/briefs/childrenshealth/hb041213.htm (590 words)

	Terminal Agitation in the Dying
		When a terminal illness not only initially strikes, but is now nearing the end, patients may experience profound mood changes.
		As the terminally ill near death, body organs and systems begin to fail to a greater and greater degree.
		Terminal agitation is a hospice crisis and meets the criteria for starting the continuous nursing care level of care.
	www.hospicepatients.org /terminal-agitation.html (1226 words)

	Terminal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Terminal symbol in formal grammar, a symbol that cannot be further divided
		Terminal velocity in physics, the maximimum velocity of an object or body affected by gravitational force from a larger object at which it ceases to accelerate due usually to atmospheric drag (see also Terminal velocity (disambiguation))
		Terminal illness, a progressive disease that is expected to cause death
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terminal (408 words)

	Open Mind: Facing Terminal Illness in the Family
		While shock and sadness are normal, I suspect that you will not want your anxiety to disrupt these precious remaining months with your mother: sharing stories, befriending her during her illness and treatment, making plans together for her last days (and afterward).
		Being angry, tearful, highly distractible, or in a state of panic are common reactions to the news that a loved one has a terminal illness and may die within the next year.
		Though these conversations will be tough for both of you, they can help you as your mother’s illness progresses because you will know what she wants and she may feel more at ease.
	www.mhagstl.org /OM-Terminal.htm (581 words)

	Terminal Illness Phases - Dealing with Grief
		A terminal (life-threatening) disease can be described as having five phases: first there is the phase before diagnosis, then there is the acute phase, the chronic phase, the recovery phase, and finally the terminal phase.
		There have been some illnesses where this fifth phase can be prevented, but unfortunately with mesothelioma there is as of yet no way to prevent the disease entering the final stage, though there has been some success with slowing down the progression of mesothelioma.
		It is characterized as the period of time when a person begins to recognize symptoms and realizes that he or she may have contracted an illness.
	www.davidcole.net /asbestos/grief/phases.html (449 words)

	Terminal illness
		Terminal illness is difficult for the ill member and the family.
		This is especially true when a loved one passes due to a terminal illness.
		When a person is terminally ill, they are very aware that their declining health is leading them towards death.
	iaia.essortment.com /terminalillness_retf.htm (918 words)

	Clinging to the Original Hospice Mission - Part One: Infections in the Terminally Ill
		When the infection is unrelated to the terminal illness, and the hospice refuses to provide medication for the infection, but continues to provide ordinary hospice services, there is absolutely no reason that the patient cannot receive treatment for the infection.
		No longer seeking to cure a terminal illness is not a basis upon which one may ethically deny treatment for a treatable infection.
		Patients suffering from a terminal illness need to appoint a trustworty person as their health care representative to make decisions for them, if the patient should lapse into a coma.
	www.hospicepatients.org /clinging-to-hospice-standards-infection.html (1392 words)

	Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Guidelines for Application of CPR in Patients with Terminal Illness
		The physician will discuss with the patient with terminal illness and appropriate members of the patient's family or legal guardian the nature of the illness and future medical and social plans for the patient.
		The discussion might be limited to appropriate members of the patients family in the best judgment of the physician it might lead to the intensification of the patients suffering and loss of all hope for the patient.
		If the patient with terminal illness is unconscious, the physician will discuss the patients condition with appropriate members of the patients family.
	www.iit.edu /departments/csep/codes/coe/mercy.hospital.medical.center.terminal.illness.html (467 words)

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