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Give Caregiver the Gift of Time

Do you know a caregiver? With our population aging, most families are caring for a spouse or parent or relative with a chronic illness, mobility problem, Alzheimer’s disease or a health issue that prevents them from living independently. Providing continuous care for a loved one can take a serious toll on the mental and physical [...]

April 2nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Alzheimer's disease, caregivers, chronic illness, dementia, hospice, senior health | Comments are closed

Hospice Isn’t Just For Cancer Patients

My Dad was a hospice patient during the last six months of his life. He didn’t have cancer. He was just old and dying. Dad wasn’t dying of any one particular thing. He had a whole host of problems: diabetes, neuropathy, heart disease, hardening of the arteries and a touch of dementia. He’d had some [...]

January 17th, 2008 | Category: dying, hospice | Comments are closed

Even Superman Has to Die

My Dad died just before Christmas. He was 83. Dad suffered a long, hard road these past few years as his body lost strength and ability. With each loss came frustration, anger and fight — the desire to overcome the latest frailty. The last nine months were a rocky series of ups and downs. There [...]

January 15th, 2008 | Category: dying, hospice | Comments are closed