1. “Outsiders”: Interestingly, many palliative carers may feel like outsiders, people who do not feel (prior to working with the dying) that they are an integral part of society, and thus feel stigmatized and different—very much like the dying, who are kept “hidden” from the rest of society, and their illnesses, by definition, make
them different, and they are often times ostracized and stigmatized by the rest of society (see also Rokach, 2004). Connecting with patients on that level makes it easier for the palliative caregiver to work with a segment of the population that may mirror their plight.