The Treat the Pain & Life before Death Projects focus on the global epidemic of untreated pain and the need for palliative care. Read more / Watch All the Videos
Produced by Mike Hill & Sue Collins, Moonshine Movies
Treat the Pain Life Before Death
About this Video
In 'Quality of Life,' Dr Kathleen Foley describes how unmanaged pain can kill you. Lorraine demonstrates how medications like morphine can resurrect the lives of patients living with severe pain. read more...close
Pain and palliative care activists articulate why untreated pain is a top-priority global health issue.
They emphasize how important effective pain control is in the treatment of all patients living with pain from cancer and other diseases.
We see how pain control can help patients become functional individuals to live the lives they need to live.
Dr Kathleen Foley (USA), Dr Bernard Lapointe (Canada), patient Lorraine (USA) and Lorraine’s daughter Deanna (USA) provide notable quotes:
Call to Action
- Tell several colleagues and friends to watch this video
- Ask them what quality of life means to them; ask them what it feels like when they don’t have meaningful or valuable experiences in their lives
- Share your experiences in the comments section below…
