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 Too often people do not have the support they need in facing the personal issues that surround advancing illness. The FairCare Program provides the practical tools to make this happen, highlighting the relationship between understanding the nature of facing advanced illness and searching for meaning in life and peaceful dying. |
"Here
at whatever hour
you come,
you will find light
and help
and human kindness." |
Albert Schweitzer
1875-1965 |
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Experience the FairCare road map for advanced illness. Your journey begins here. |
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FairCare is a practical, step-by-step guide to preserving your dignity, your choice and your inner peace in advanced illness and at the end of life.
The FairCare Program embraces the following concepts:
- Dying is a natural part of living.
- Peaceful dying, which can be defined as an outcome, is something we all want for ourselves and our loved ones.
- To secure peaceful dying a reasonable amount of preparation and effort is essential.
- Whenever possible, it is important to identify when an illness changes from a disease to a dying process, in order to shift medical care from a curative approach to one emphasizing measures taken to increase comfort.
- Suicide is not a creative or wise solution to our cultural search for good end of life care.
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The Life Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to integrating advanced illness/end-of-life care into mainstream medicine. The Institute has created operational communication and insurance reimbursement tools for advanced illness coordinated care.
The Life Institute has organized the National Advanced Illness Coordinated Care Council (NAICC) which is beginning a national demonstration program of coordinated care programs in May 2000.
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