The word ‘palliative’ comes from the Latin ‘pallium’
meaning cloak. Palliative care affords relief, not cure,
by concentrating on cloaking the severity of disease
symptoms . World Health Organization defines
Palliative Care [PC] as an approach of active total care,
which focuses on the relief of physical, psycho- social
and spiritual sufferings experienced by patients with life
limiting illness and their families. The goal is to improve
quality of life by offering comfort, promoting dignity
and providing a support system in the face of incurability.
PC attempts to celebrate life, even when time is limited.