by MissAngie
Apr 29 2013 in Caring for Grandparents, Caring for Parents and Kids by MissAngie
As many of you know, I care for my 85-year-old mom, Grace. She suffers from dementia. Grace also cared for her mother, Ruth, who died thirteen years ago at the age of 94. My mom suffered a stroke while my grandmother was in hospice. The stress on me during that time was great. When I [...]
by Jo
Sep 16 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
“He is near the end.” That’s the expression I’ve used frequently this weekend in answer to inquires of how Dad is doing. I don’t like saying it but it’s true. The pace of nearly everything seems to be speeding up. I find myself racing around getting chores done, racing back and forth between the hospital, [...]
by Jo
Sep 13 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
by Denise
Sep 20 2011 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
On Friday morning, Viki Kind, author of The Caregivers Path to Compassionate Decision Making, joined me on Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. Our show focused on how to handle a really tough situation: Your caree, who is not cognitively impaired, makes a [...]
by Jo
Jul 6 2011 in Blogs, Caring for Parents, Jo's Blog, Polls, Share with Us by Jo
Reading Shandi’s posts I couldn’t help but notice this one particular line: “Hospice amazing, the medical support I’ve looked for all year” I’ve not experienced hospice directly but the overwhelming majority of accounts that I read and hear say the same thing. It begs the question, Why? Is it that with hospice finally comes a much longed for focus [...]
by Denise
Jul 5 2011 in Denise's Blog by Denise
As we support The Unit Known as Shandi and her mom, I thought it would be helpful to share resources we have on the site. You can find articles relating to end-of-life care, including making the feeding tube decision, here: www.caregiving.com/tag/end-of-life/ And, one of the articles includes a talk show I did about 18 months [...]
by Denise
Mar 6 2011 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Yesterday, on Your Caregiving Journey, Judith joined me talk about her love story with Nelson and the difficult news they heard last week. You can listen to our show via the player below. During our discussion, Judith shared how she stays healthy. She also said she knows that she may have to adjust some the [...]
by Denise
Sep 24 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Yesterday afternoon, on Your Caregiving Journey, Jeannie Keenan of My Health Care Manager, joined us to answer your questions. (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.) We had four questions, but spent our time tackling a tough one: I care for my mom, who has advanced dementia. [...]
by Denise
Sep 15 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
by Denise
Sep 10 2010 in How?, What Do You Think? by Denise
by Denise
Aug 3 2010 in Denise's Blog by Denise
The New Yorker has an incredible article on its website today: Letting Go by Atul Gawande. Gawande tackles the question: What should medicine do when it can’t save your life? The answer lies in a heartbreaking story Gawande tells of a young woman diagnosed with advanced lung cancer while 39 weeks pregnant. Her story illustrates [...]
by Derek
Jun 24 2010 in Derek's Blog by Derek
by Denise
Jun 21 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning in Your Caregiving Journey, Viki Kind joined us to discuss her new book, “The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making.” You can listen to our discussion via the player at the bottom of this post. Viki and I spoke about the five core questions she suggests you ask yourself as you determine how [...]
by Derek
Jun 20 2010 in Derek's Blog by Derek
by Miss R
Feb 12 2010 in Miss R by Miss R
I’m sure this has been discussed on this site before, but it has happened again over in my neck of the woods. Today was interesting. For starters, I pulled a back muscle in the morning while doing a light workout–in an attempt to be “healthier” and to “take care of myself.” Sigh. Also, my Gram’s [...]
by Denise
Jan 7 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning, Dr. Daniel Maison, Vice President for Medical Services and Chief Medical Officer at Treasure Coast Hospice, Stuart, Fla., joined us for a discussion about end-of-life decisions on Your Caregiving Journey. (Dr. Maison is also Physician Section Leader for National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization‘s National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals and Clinical [...]
by Denise
Aug 30 2009 in Your Tips by Denise
(Editor’s Note: Over the past few days, we’ve been sharing articles to help you with difficult decisions. The Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast shared the following article, courtesy of Caregiving at Life’s End: The National Train the Trainer Program, to help you make end-of-life decisions.) Throughout the experience of caregiving you may be faced [...]
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by Denise
Ahhh…. ARGH! From Blueberry Waffles to a Physician’s Nonsense
Aug 15 2009 in Denise's Blog by Denise
I sat down to the breakfast table this morning with two waffles topped with butter, blueberries and syrup. The cranberry juice was straight-out-of-the-fridge cold. Ahhh… Life is good. I opened the front section of the Chicago Tribune, perusing page-by-page until I arrived to the Letters to the Editor section. Hmm… The debate over end-of-life discussions [...]
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Tags: commentary, end-of-life, health care reform, hospice
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