August 1, 2026 — 5:00am

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How do you treat someone who knows they’re dying?

It’s a contradiction at the heart of Dr Ross Cruikshank’s work as a palliative care doctor.

His patients are terminally ill – people with metastatic cancer, organ failure or degenerative disease.

Mortality, a notion most people won’t reckon with until old age, has been drawn close by a life-limiting illness.

“Usually by the time we get involved, they’re at peace with their prognosis,” says Cruikshank, who serves as the director of palliative care at Ipswich Hospital.

“Th…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU