We celebrated the 19th Palliative Care Days at St. Camillus Centre, together with more than 500 people committed to improving care at the end of life. The St. Camillus Center continues with the mission of Camillus de Lellis to care for the sick, honoring the title by which the Camillian religious were known: Fathers of Good Death. Camillus was aware that accompanying, caring and relieving pain until the end of life was one of the cornerstones of his charismatic mission, and we continue to follow him on this path.

On this occasion, at the opening of the Days we had the presence of the Health Advisor of the Community of Madrid, who listened to the challenges faced by palliative care highlighted by José Carlos Bermejo, provincial superior of the Camillian religious. The ethical framework of the days was led by Elia Martínez, president of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care. Next, an extraordinary artistic and mystical reflection was presented by Dr. Pedro Sosa, physician and musician, and Dr. Pablo d’Ors of Amigos del Silencio.

The second day featured a panel discussion in which the St. Camillus Center team shared their experience and keys to assisting in palliative care. The experience of creating care spaces was also shared with Susana Delgado, care director of Caser Residencial, Magdalena Lasheras, service manager of the Palliative Care Unit of the San Camillo Center, and Marivi Escobar from the Red Cross Hospital. Finally, Dr. Marcos Gómez Sancho, a leading figure in the creation of palliative care, spoke about the importance of dying in peace.

The days ended with a celebratory act and the reading of the palliative care manifesto. In summary, these were valuable days for so many people who understand the importance of palliative care, the value of caring for life until the end with love, transforming this experience into a peaceful process of ending life. We thank all those who made this event possible.