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When couples disagree about pain management during end-of-life care

My husband is dying at home and we agreed on hospice care but I think he's in more pain than he's telling me and he keeps saying he's fine when I can see he's not, and I don't know if I should push the doctors for more pain medication or respect his choice to minimize it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dying process forces impossible choices about suffering that partners must navigate together while honoring individual autonomy.

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“Where Are You with Death and dying — the physical process?”

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