Abstract
It is not so much death that people dread as the prolonged agony and misery that may accompany dying. Fear of pain and distressing symptoms, fear of the unknown, loss of independence, the indignity of losing control of both physical functions and emotions, together with anxiety over the future welfare of the family, all conspire to overwhelm the dying person.
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© 1989 Irene Heywood Jones and Nursing Times
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Jones, I.H. (1989). Help for People with Terminal Illness. In: Helping Hands. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10239-6_6
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