This nurse has cared for more than 100 dying patients – what they taught her about having a ‘happy death’
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Mariam Jumaat is a home palliative care nurse who previously avoided working with dying patients. She once thought nursing was only about helping people recover. Now she focuses on helping patients spend their final days in comfort. Her goal is to ensure they are surrounded by loved ones at home.
Mariam Jumaat once believed good nursing meant helping patients get better and did not want to work with dying patients. Now, the home palliative care nurse helps them spend their final days comfortably at home, surrounded by the people they love.