Today marks the beginning of ‘Palliative Care Week’.  Anton was joined on the show by two people on the front line of this vital service. Robert McCormack: Robert’s 7-year-old daughter is currently undergoing long-term palliative care in Crumlin Hospital and Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Palliative Care in St. James’s Hospital.

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