**IV.b2 Attention**

ad "to, towards" (see ad-) + tendere "stretch," *Noun Ad* (to). *Tendere* (stretch) one's mind to. Dates from early 14c, 1300.

Originates from

Old French *atendre* "to expect, wait for, pay attention" (12c., Modern French attendre) and directly from Latin.

Meaning –Attention "Mental heeding".

Note.

This finding is highly relevant as id directed related to Cicely Saunders's *"Active listening".*

"give heed to," literally "to stretch toward", "be subject to" (now obsolete), "direct one's mind or energies" (archaic), from ( … ).

(Online Etymology Dictionary)

Middle English (in the sense 'apply one's mind or energies to'): from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- 'to' + tendere 'stretch'.

Related: Assisted; assisting. Medical assisted suicide attested from 1884.

late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere 'take one's

*Can you say something to comfort me?* The Polish man Cicely Saunders considered to have been the *Palliative Care* patient to set the bases for the Modern Hospice Movement, asked her. A beautiful research question which proves incredibly difficult to give an answer to in a timely, honest and personalized way [46, 47]. A question that demands words constructed and delivered in a soothing, comforting

Language in its different forms is very important to transmit knowledge, affec-

Standing for and advocating for the promoting and contributing to the expansion and of Palliative Care [48], clear messages are important to avoid creating confusion. These messages should state truths such as "Palliative Care facilitates the process of dying without interfering with its natural course beyond the legitimate and ethical limits". It's a complex phenomenon that recognizes the intrinsic reality of professional work while touching on the most humane and compassionate

Today there is no doubt that the expansion and scope of Palliative Care is neither

It is at that point that the professional needs to give the sick and their family a master class on what they do, what they offer, where and when. Were they going to

the desired nor the necessary [49]. In this the agreement is widespread. Where there is no agreement is in why this situation and therefore how to overcome it. To appreciate and love something, it is necessary to know it. The better we know it, the easier it becomes to enjoy its bounties. The less we know it, the longer it will take us to accept it while finding what is needed to accept its place in our lives. How much more difficult it is to accept something new when our life is threatened by a medical condition and we feel forced to face our own mortality. This is the reality found by professionals who try to introduce *Palliative* or *Supportive Care*

to reinforce the person's own strengths, both natural and acquired.

manner. A question that leaves out action, doing to, as we often want to do: administering medication, offering therapeutic and surgical options less sought

tion, security … and so much more too. PC uses not only spoken and written language but also body language. Language requires the support of concepts known, accepted and used by most. We conclude that too often those notions are not crystal

clear and can provoke rejection, fear, isolation, doubt and increase the very

OLD FRENCH

assister assist

*late Middle English*

assist (n.) 1570s, "an act of assistance," from assist.

*The Challenges Facing Palliative Care Advocacy: What Is in a Name?*

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97367*

LATIN

assistere take one's stand by

stand by', from ad- 'to, at' + sistere 'take one's stand'.

LATIN

adto, at

LATIN

sistere take one's stand

**6. Conclusion**

than human verbal interaction.

suffering they should help alleviate.

principles of the art of palliating.

**319**
