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The Legal Documents Caregivers Must Have
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) So you’re a care partner preparing for the long haul. Hopefully you, your loved one and the rest of the care-partner team are having such conversations early. If so, you’ll be more able to tackle the important — and tough — decisions that need to be made […]
Is There a Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Hospice and palliative care deliver many of the same services. They both ease pain and suffering from serious conditions. But there’s a significant difference between hospice and palliative care: the expected outcome. Palliative care is delivered when a medical condition, no matter how serious, is not at the […]
Dementia is More Than Memory Loss
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) A few weeks back, Brian wrote here about his recent bout with aphasia. It was a living nightmare. And even though it lasted only a day, his ability to speak, to communicate, a part of his very being, was trapped indefinitely in a box. Could you imagine? You […]
Grief Management When a Loved One Enters Hospice
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Your elderly mother rests comfortably in her bed upstairs, while a gathering of family members sit crying in the living room downstairs. A hospice nurse has just made her first home visit and administered some medication to quell a nasty coughing fit. Mom’s terminal illness has progressed […]
5 Ways to Deal with Caregiver Stress
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) You stare into the bathroom mirror with your aging mother in the next room calling for breakfast. You don’t like the reflection you see. You’re tired, on edge, and you need to eat, too. You’ve barely had the chance to put in some dry shampoo and brush […]
What are the Types of Dementia?
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Dementia is a thief. Just ask my life partner/care partner, Brian, who has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. It’s an armed robber that steals memories, mostly in reverse chronological order, so what happened weeks, days, hours or even seconds ago can be a complete mystery. Some folks […]
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