He is Spanish-speaking. No one had explained that palliative care was for someone who was dying. It neither hastens death, nor postpones it. Peter went on to discuss some of the systemic issues. One major issue is access.
Some people only get elements of it.
Peter told us about his mother who had died a month to the day of our meeting. She had been receiving care, but not from a palliative care team. Peter and his father were told, A Sorry. Peter looked back to the 1990 statistics. More people are sent home to die even though there are fewer resources in the community.