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DEATH BED CONFIDANT | Dr Kanchana Bandara-Coore tells of the last testament of many in transition

Feb 1st, 2026 | Category: HEALTH | 13:54
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#JamaicaGleaner #Health FEBRUARY 1, 2026: From concerns about the welfare of a special needs child or children, a wayward son or daughter who have caused sorrow and grief, worries about the treatment of a spouse who will be left behind, to their own wishes about how they leave this world, medical doctor Dr Kanchana Bandara Coore, has had the privilege of confidence of her departing patients. The Sri Lankan-born Jamaican medical doctor, who studied at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and who works in private medical care after serving at Mandeville Regional and Kingston Public Hospitals, said, nothing in her training prepared her for some of what persons in transition say, and neither does it prepares how to cope

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