Bizarre references to palliative care
As someone who wanders about the Internet, I occasionally come across strange uses of the idea of palliative care. It’s nice to know that palliative care is part of everyday discourse, and here are some examples of its appearance in rather strange company.
A.A.Gill, the Sunday Times attack dog restaurant columnist (he’s even got the jargon here, is this a secret insider?):
I can tell the difference between a terminal carcinoma palliative-care outreach professional and a French bulldog. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/eating_out/a_a_gill/article4457278.ece
The question to ask is: why would you need to?
On the rugby world cup, David Hands writes in the Times 15th March 2008:
Hurt England set out in hunt for pain relief. Two teams in search of a palliative meet at Twickenham today… http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article3555682.ece
