IS PALLIATIVE CARE ALL ABOUT DEATH AND DYING?Everybody dies at some point. Just because palliative care focuses on caring for patients with progressive incurable illness, naturally one may feel that the focus is on death and dying. Although caring for patients in their dying phase is an important part of palliative care, the true focus of palliative care is about LIVING!Palliative care is an approach that respects life and aims to help patients live their life to the fullest. By relieving physical symptoms, patients are able to focus on other important issues such as spirituality and psychosocial wellbeing. Also by supporting family during a time of great stress and difficulty also aims to enable family members and loved ones to cope with grief and move forward after bereavement. So, palliative care is truly about LIVING.