The objective of this work is to attempt to gain more insight and understand the meaning that death has for me as the final stage of life and to explain the importance of facing this final process of the vital cycle with serenity, dignity, composure, and most importantly, without suffering. I believe it to be of outmost importance to make the patient a participant in the decision making process.
In today´s society we do not allow us to think about death because it is a subject that we simply choose to ignore, reject or hide as it is a taboo theme. In that process we forget that no matter how much we ignore it, one day we will come face to face with it, despite the uncertainty of knowing when or how it will happen.
In the paper I make brief mention to organ donation as a “light of hope”, the only treatment alternative for some terminal and irreversible stages of the disease. The transplant provides quality of life to other people and prolongs the last stage of the life cycle.
This work is the result of my interpretations from the theory classes in the subject entitled “Palliative Care Nursing” as well as from my own experiences in my practicum courses and professional career as a healthcare provider.