Clergy indicated that practical and

Clergy indicated that practical and temporal concerns encountered by patients at the End Of Life included issues regarding leaving loved ones behind without adequate financial or emotional support, missing important life events, and doubts and confusion related to disease treatment. A Roman Catholic priest discussed the confusion patients encounter in medical decisions:I saw this clearly at the cancer center. Somebody is diagnosed with cancer now, okay, let’s talk about the treatment. ‘‘What do you mean? How can I think about treatment when I am going to die?’’ Out of the multiple options for chemotherapy, ‘‘Which one do I take? I don’t know, I’m going to die. I can’t make a decision.’’ So we need to find a way to have these conversations. So we know what is going on earlier than at the end of life (CM1219).