dying person
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdyingandperson
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dying
adjective
uk/ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/
very ill and likely to ...
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person
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofdyingandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdying person
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Caring for adyingpersoncreates considerable strain for caregivers and may affect their working schedule, family life, and social relationships.
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Probably nobody would oppose the availability of pain medications and general help for everydyingpersonin the last days or hours of life.
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Sitting with adyingperson, it's surely best to try to clear one's head of all those complexities and really be present, listening.
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Care of thedyingpersonin the nursing home : exploring the care assistants' contribution.
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One clearly significant issue, frequently mentioned by respondents, was the disclosure of a terminal diagnosis to thedyingperson.
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Apart from these difficulties, to provide care for everyone to the standard that meets the needs of each individualdyingpersonhas enormous resource implications.
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While the focus is on non-physical care, without pain and symptom relief to the standard that thedyingpersonneeds, any communication will be difficult.
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Thedyingpersonis often alone in an institution from which he or she or relatives sought help.
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They are keenly aware that they have a distinctive connection with thedyingperson, and making this connection is fundamentally the reason and reward of their experience.
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Religious faith was a major component of the early hospices and thedyingpersonwas often placed so that he could focus on religious symbols until death.
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Even a carer and adyingpersoncan disagree on what makes a good death, with consequences for the way that a ' good death ' is interpreted and enabled.
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But death from within, that is, one's own death consciously perceived, does not exist for anyone: not for thedyingperson, nor for others; it does not exist at all.
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Thedyingpersonis urged to maintain a veneer of wellness as a way of presenting her- or himself to friends and family who are uncomfortable with the situation.
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Using some moving quotes from research he illustrates how the idea of ' self ' can affect the discourse of death, thereby influencing those around thedyingperson.
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The strain on doctors must be greatly relieved when thedyingpersonis known by a donor card record to be a willing kidney donor.
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Thedyingpersonwould only have to know the nature and purpose of the marriage ceremony.
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It is also clear that the cases of some former employees have dragged on so long that thedyingpersonhas never lived to see the end of it.
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Often, adyingpersonwill whisper the name of the person they think caused their death.
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