What do I do after my doctor telling me I have six months to live?
No doctor has a crystal ball to know exactly how long you have to live but your disease is serious. If your oncologist is not offering you any other chemotherapy (there may be none except those that are not likely to help or are likely to make you feel awful), then hospice is a reasonable option. Their focus is on helping you live out your life as comfortably as you can. They do nothing to shorten your life but they put the emphasis on quality of life not length of life. They treat symptoms and are there to help support yourself and your caregivers. Some people live for years on hospice and some live a very short time but they are a good group of people to involve in your care. You or your doctor can call them and ask them to come to your home and explain what they do with no obligation on your part.
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