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While researching palliative care, I consistently read that eligibility is related to ‘quality of life’. I was confused as medical care...

I had a particularly frustrating day and was especially grouchy on the phone call home to let my husband know I was finally on my way. ...

Mom had gone through two caregiver agencies and was on the third one. She discontinued the first agency because they changed policy to a...

After much wrangling, convincing, and talking with multiple individuals, dad finally received some of his physical therapy sessions...

Although it may seem ungrateful to provide criticism of the many benefits under the hospice umbrella, there are several points most...

One of the most important aspects of caregiving is caring for ourselves. Respite care can provide a break from caregiving and offer a...

While researching palliative care, I consistently read that eligibility is related to ‘quality of life’. I was confused as medical care...

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) states that hospices are the largest providers of palliative care services in the...

We go about our day-to-day routine, ever mindful that some tasks are mundane, and are much more attuned to tasks that are most meaningful...

In the book What Are Old People For?, the author, William H. Thomas, MD (2014, p. 246-247), believes that the problems facing those who...

Recently, I listened to one of the best live presentations on Alzheimer’s Disease I have ever attended. Less than an hour in length, the...

Atul Gawande had a particularly good point in his book, Being Mortal, about how a nursing home is typically chosen by the family of a...

There is no question in my mind that mom feels trapped. Today, she was told by her right-hand caregiver that she would have to leave...

It is my loved one you care for and I appreciate you being there. I especially want to thank you for being consistent, for showing up on...

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. - Muhammed Ali I have been hired to help you with your loved one. ...

Mom mentioned to me that she discovered dad had been diagnosed with dementia 8 years ago this month. I think she discovered this in the...

Life is as complex as we are. Sometimes our vulnerability is our strength, our fear develops our courage, and our woundedness is the road...

I am reading the bestselling book titled Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaelle Giordano (2018). So far,...

Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence. – Spanish proverb I had been on my mom’s, well, case, for quite a while about how to...

I did not choose dementia. For whatever reason, dementia chose me. I realize there is currently no cure; or at least I might have known...