Palliative care 🩺 Dad 👶🏻 Gomez 🐶 Music 🎵 Guinea pigs 🐹 Personal account Threads 🧵to encourage discussion. “Be a voice of comfort in the silence of pain”
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Every palliative care thread 🧵 I’ve ever done in one place. Just click on the box below and you will find them in the replies section- updated every month ⭐️
3 Mar 2021
⚡️ “Palliative care threads”
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Death and Dying sciencedirect.com/science/ar… 1970s style and role assignments @drcrouchback @ProfMarkTaubert @Existential_Doc @SimonTavabie included obligatory cocktail 🍹 mention
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Cheers, chills, and a standing ovation when RASolute 302 showed unprecedented survival on daraxonrasib for patients with progressive pancreatic cancer
Seldom do you sense you’re witnessing a historic moment in cancer care but this feels like ras targeting has arrived
#ASCO26
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It was my mum’s 7th year Anniversary this week.
I don’t think we talk enough about how confusing it can be for health care professionals to reconcile their knowledge, experience and expectations with the reality of a loved one dying.
Writing This thread helped me somehow
16 Sep 2021
Pancreatic cancer:
Palliative care reflections
A thread 🧵
Difficult to manage on so many levels.
My mum died from this condition and I was very grateful that she had the support of palliative care at home, in hospital and eventually the hospice.
Some things I’ve learned 👇
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9 Apr 2021
Autonomic dysreflexia: quick thread
An important condition to be aware of and be prepared for in any patient with a spinal cord injury or malignant compression at the level of T6 or above
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Cachexia - still not explained enough to patients and an important condition to support future care planning at home 🧵
14 Apr 2025
Cancer cachexia in palliative care
A Thread 🧵
The term Cachexia originates from the Greek words Kakos and Hexis and translates to “bad physical state”
It is estimated to be the direct cause of death in up to 20% of cancer patients.
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Revisiting Cheyne-Stokes respiration in palliative care 🧵
6 Jan 2024
Cheyne Stokes respiration at end of life- Thread
Can be scary to witness for family, loved ones and health care professionals looking on.
Understanding a little about what is happening may help alleviate some of that distress 🧵
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Encouraging advance in pancreatic cancer, an area with often very poor prognosis & fewer options than other cancers. Compared to conventional treatment, Daraxonrasib incr survival in metast pancreatic cancer in this landmark @NEJM trial:
- doubling of median survival time
- 12-month survival tripled ( from 18% to 53%)
- Improved ability to continue with treatment - only 1.2% stopped treatment versus 11.2%
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May 25
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Where history was made. Then and now 📸
#CelticFC🍀
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May 19
From our own correspondent – I fail to capture the Castle – Prague revisited – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care - go.shr.lc/4eWACZ8 always more science 🧬 @nicolagwhite @drkathrynmannix @BMJ_SPCare @ProfMarkTaubert @drcrouchback #eapc2026 cheers 🍻
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2 Jan 2022
Hello everyone.
It’s an honour to be here.
I’m Daizen Maeda from Japan.
I’m grateful and delighted to be a part of Celtic. I’m looking forward to contributing to the team and sharing the joy of winning at Celtic Park with all of you. I can’t wait to get started.
Thank you! 💚🤍
1 Jan 2022
💬 “I know the manager from before. He’s always playing attacking football so I’m looking forward to playing that style of football again with him."
Our new No. 3⃣8⃣, @M_daizen_1020 is looking forward to starting life at #CelticFC! 💚
#JapaneseBhoys 🇯🇵 @CelticFCJPN
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May 18
Abstract deadline extended for the PRC annual seminar in Barcelona
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May 16
We are the champions! 🏆💚
Thank you for all your support!
Have a lovely evening!😊
May 13
One more to go!!!
Together, everyone! 💚🤍
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May 16
There is no withdrawal of care. We start with care and we end with it. Sadly the phrase withdrawal of care has permeated the language of medicine when what’s meant is perhaps a different focus or a change of treatment.
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May 16
Champions - leagues are won over a season and what a rollercoaster it has been. From the depths of Nancy’s disastrous reign to now - what a turn around. Never give up 💪
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May 15
Martin spot on as always.
Martin O'Neill: VAR uproar is only because everyone wants Hearts to win title. i.stv.tv/49DOdRB
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Well done @scottamurrayed for being awarded the Dame Cicely Saunders Award at #Eapc2026 in Prague
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May 13
One more to go!!!
Together, everyone! 💚🤍
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May 8
End-of-life care providers say they will no longer be able to operate effectively after the Department of Health ruled out additional funding for their services. bbc.in/48KkzKe
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