安宁疗护与随访 Hospice, Survivorship and Goodbyes

By the end of this module you can…

• Explain hospice as comfort care at home, not giving up, and introduce the hospice team and the 24-hour line.
• Gently explain the changes at the end of life to a family, without promising timing, and ask about their wishes and customs.
• Offer condolences in respectful Mandarin, using 去世 and the family’s own words instead of a blunt 死.
• Mark the end of treatment, set out the follow-up plan, and respond honestly to the fear of recurrence.
• Talk about long-term effects, work and healthy living, decline a gift warmly and say goodbye.

Key vocabulary

Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Hospice and goodbyes

• 安宁疗护ān níng liáo hùHospice care
• 护理床hù lǐ chuángHospital bed (for home care)
• 吸氧xī yǎngTo use oxygen
• 二十四小时电话èr shí sì xiǎo shí diàn huà24-hour phone line
• 去世qù shìTo pass away
• 节哀jié āiPlease accept my condolences
• 陪伴péi bànTo keep someone company; being there

Life after treatment

• 复查fù cháFollow-up visit, recheck
• 复发fù fāRecurrence (the cancer coming back)
• 随访计划suí fǎng jì huàFollow-up plan (survivorship care plan)
• 乳腺钼靶rǔ xiàn mù bǎMammogram
• 上班shàng bānTo go to work
• 锻炼duàn liànExercise; to exercise
• 红包hóng bāoRed envelope (a gift of money)

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 不是放弃，是换一种方式照顾，重点是让他舒服。Bú shì fàng qì, shì huàn yì zhǒng fāng shì zhào gù, zhòng diǎn shì ràng tā shū fu.Not giving up: a different care, for his comfort.
2. 护士会定期到家里来，晚上有事也可以打二十四小时电话。Hù shi huì dìng qī dào jiā lǐ lái, wǎn shang yǒu shì yě kě yǐ dǎ èr shí sì xiǎo shí diàn huà.A nurse visits; call the 24-hour line at night.
3. 每个人不一样，我们没法说准是哪一天。Měi ge rén bù yí yàng, wǒ men méi fǎ shuō zhǔn shì nǎ yì tiān.Everyone is different; we can’t say when.
4. 家里有没有什么习俗或者心愿，我们应该知道的？Jiā lǐ yǒu méi yǒu shén me xí sú huò zhě xīn yuàn, wǒ men yīng gāi zhī dào de?Any customs or wishes we should know?
5. 我们会一直陪着您。Wǒ men huì yì zhí péi zhe nín.We’ll be with you all the way.
6. 请节哀，请多保重。Qǐng jié āi, qǐng duō bǎo zhòng.I’m so sorry for your loss. Take care.
7. 医生让您三个月以后回来复查。Yī shēng ràng nín sān ge yuè yǐ hòu huí lai fù chá.The doctor wants you back in three months.
8. 担心复发是很常见的。按时复查，有变化可以早发现。Dān xīn fù fā shì hěn cháng jiàn de. Àn shí fù chá, yǒu biàn huà kě yǐ zǎo fā xiàn.Fear of recurrence is common; checkups find changes early.
9. 有新的症状，两个星期左右还不好，不用等复查，尽快打电话。Yǒu xīn de zhèng zhuàng, liǎng ge xīng qī zuǒ yòu hái bù hǎo, bú yòng děng fù chá, jǐn kuài dǎ diàn huà.New symptom for about two weeks: call, don’t wait.
10. 您的心意我们领了，红包真的不能收。Nín de xīn yì wǒ men lǐng le, hóng bāo zhēn de bù néng shōu.Thank you, but we can’t accept a red envelope.

What’s in Module 12

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Endings and Thanks
2. Part 2 · Words for the Last StretchReading the Pinyin · Saying 走了 vs. Charting 死亡 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards
3. Part 3 · HospiceMr. Huang Chooses Home · Honest and Kind · Key Patterns · The Hospice Team · Changes at the End of Life · Wishes and Customs · Condolences
4. Part 4 · Life After TreatmentFinishing Treatment, Then Follow-Up · Fear of Recurrence · Long-Term Effects, Work and Health · Who to Call, and When · What Patients Say · Gifts, Thanks and Goodbye
5. Part 5 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
6. Part 6 · Knowledge CheckModule 12 Knowledge Check
7. Part 7 · Wrap-UpModule 12 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Course Wrap-Up · 毕业了