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By Melinda Smith
Wahington, DC
24 May 2006
 
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Medicine has been called the healing art.  But what happens when medicine can no longer heal?  Who cares for the patient when there is no cure?  VOA's Melinda Smith reports on an ancient practice that has been adapted to modern treatment of the terminally ill.


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Johanna Braden   
  


It's called "Palliative Care" and its goal is to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients in whatever time is left before they are unable to care for themselves.  


 


 
Willis Martin
  


Willis Martin, 74, was in the last few weeks of his life when we met him at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia.  Nurse Johanna Braden stopped by to see how he was feeling: "Is your breathing better since we took the fluid off?  You betcha!"


Giving him a pep talk mixed with a little motherly love, she urged him to try to get up and walk, so that he wouldn't lose strength:


The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care estimates that at least 50 million people die around the world each year and that while a majority would benefit from palliative treatment, it's not available to them.


One place where it is available in the Washington, D.C. area is the Virginia Hospital Center.  


 
Dr. Loren Friedman 
  
Dr. Loren Friedman and Nurse Johanna Braden do what they can to alleviate 1 the pain and provide comfort after the diagnosis 2 is delivered.  "We want to be able to say we can't fix this underlying 3 cancer … this underlying illness … but there's a lot we can do to help you and we're not going to abandon you."


Louisa O'Meara Heiberg, 74, has experienced that comfort.  The close bond she says she developed with the medical team began the day of her diagnosis:


"And I said … 'I just got very bad news ... and you sat right down next to me and took my hand, which is an enormous help.  Johanna talked to me about what we could do in the future … down the road … which just sets aside the fears that you might have later on … and that you relax about it."


Dr. Friedman says palliative care is sometimes difficult for families to accept: "Sometimes families will prevent us from even seeing patients because they think it will be too depressing..."


 
Louisa O'Meara
  
It is Louisa Heiberg's last day in the hospital.  She looks forward to planting a new garden at home and spending time with her two granddaughters.  Her no-nonsense approach has won the admiration 4 of her doctor and nurse:


"It's easier … easier for me than it is for them … and as I said I'm feeling fine now.  I'm doing well now … and all I've got is today anyway…," she said.


Nurse Braden remarks on her patient’s strength. "Most patients will tell you that they want to get busy living in the face of dying … and sometimes these patients who are at their weakest moments will be our strongest, fiercest patients."


As they say goodbye, Johanna Braden gives her one more dose of good advice: "Eat small amounts … eat frequently … take your pain medicine.”


Long before the evolution of surgery and the development of drug therapy, palliative care was the only medical treatment available.  Dr. Friedman says modern medicine has become so good at diagnosing and curing, that it is once again turning to the old ways ...when all else fails.


 



v.减轻,缓和,缓解(痛苦等)
  • The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
n.诊断,诊断结果,调查分析,判断
  • His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。
adj.在下面的,含蓄的,潜在的
  • The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
  • This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
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