and Letting go When an slp cared for her father at the end of his life, she came to see palliative rehabilitation as a paradox. The experience transformed her approach from treatment-oriented to well-being-oriented. Fast ReaD: as rehab professionals, we may not have received much formal training in treating patients with advanced illness. When this speechlanguage pathologist's father began losing his battle with cancer, she learned firsthand that, when it comes to palliative care, the rehabilitation model does not apply. le ader .pubs. asha .org 49http://leader.pubs.asha.org