THE GUIDE
THE GUIDE
The Guide Overview
This section addresses questions you may have around the time when a serious illness is diagnosed. You will find descriptions of common situations, needs, and concerns around being diagnosed. For additional information and support, consult
illness-specific organizations in Westchester and national organizations offering support.
Although your situation may be somewhat different from what is described in this section, you can use this information as a guide to your discussions with your medical team and your family. No two situations are the same, but generally, a diagnosis of a serious illness is made after several medical examinations and a number of procedures and tests.
You may receive the diagnosis in the Doctor’s Office
or in the Hospital. Both settings are covered in this section.
No matter where you receive a diagnosis, you have choices about your care, access to information, and rights as a patient to assist you through your experiences.
The Guide is divided into the following four sections:
- Being Prepared is important for every person age 18 and older.
- Being Diagnosed guides you if you suspect a serious illness and need information about what will occur in the hospital or in the doctor’s office during the process of being diagnosed.
- Living with Serious Illness offers guidance about how to live as well as possible in different care settings (home, hospital, nursing home) and about the role of your medical team. It addresses how to get relief from pain and other symptoms and helps you locate illness-specific information and support.
- At the End of Life explains the symptoms of active dying, suggests what you can do for someone who is close to the end, and guides survivors through the period after a death.
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