Palliative+and+Hospice+-+what+it+does+and+doesn't+mean

What it does mean:
Palliative and hospice care shifts the focus from cure to comfort.
 * Taking care of your needs: physical, emotional, spiritual.
 * Making you comfortable, at peace and peaceful.
 * Helping you experience end of life you've chosen

What it doesn't mean:

 * you've given up hope of a cure
 * you're a lost cause
 * you're going to be 'left to die'
 * nobody cares about you