Understanding Your Options
Understanding your options
Clear, grounded explanations of the choices that may be ahead — in plain language, never pressured. Sakīna helps you understand, so the decisions remain yours and your clinicians'.
This section is being prepared with input from our expert oversight board. Content will be added as it is reviewed and approved.
What is palliative care?
It isn't giving up, and it isn't only for the very end. Understanding what it really means.
Learn more →What does a palliative care team do?
Who is on the team, and how they help with comfort, symptoms, and support.
Learn more →What does hospice mean in Australia?
What the word means here, and how hospice care is provided.
Learn more →What is an advance care directive?
A way to record your wishes for your care, in case you can't speak for yourself.
Learn more →What does dying at home involve?
What to expect, what support exists, and the practical realities to consider.
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