The hardest decisions that we make with the palliative care team are deciding at what point Bella is still fighting to be with us and at what point do we know that Bella is tired?
The 44-year-old leader called on the world to learn what he called the, quote, " terrible lessons from history" and chided the international community for what he said was the appeasement of Russia.
When the cancer is incurable, palliative treatment with an esophageal stent - which is a tiny tube placed inside the esophagus to keep it dilated - usually helps reduce dysphagia.
The PANDA team at Children's National is the palliative care team that works with families who have children with terminal conditions or other very serious conditions.