Finding yourself in a caregiver’s role can feel daunting, especially in the beginning when you’re faced with a myriad of new responsibilities like medication tracking, medical appointments, and providing comfort care. There’s a certain level of management and organization that being a caregiver demands. It can eat away at quality time spent with anyone but […]
Dying in Peace and Why Some People Don’t
Dr. Karen Wyatt, M.D., a hospice physician and death awareness advocate, has seen patients in a variety of settings including hospice, nursing homes, and hospitals – and though the level of physical comfort may vary depending upon the care, the physical death is always the same. However, there are times when it’s a struggle for […]
Calling a Code Death
Doctors in our modern medical system are trained in ways to heal, restore, prolong life, and prevent death. But what happens when there is no more healing, no more restoration, no further prevention available and the only thing being prolonged is the inevitable death of a patient? Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, M.D., a board-certified physician […]
The Learning Curves of a Caregiver
According to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, in 2015 there were approximately 43.5 million caregivers that provided unpaid for care to an adult or child in the last 12 months – with 34.2 million providing unpaid care to an adult age 50 or older. The majority of caregivers (82%) care for one adult, […]
Dying as a Sacred Act
We spend so much time planning for all sorts of activities in our lives – while we project our lives into the future by planning, hoping, and expecting average daily outcomes, there is one thing that always seems to be left as an afterthought. Death is the one thing that happens to each one of us and […]
End-of-Life Decisions Fueled by Information, Not Fear
We prepare for the end of our life by creating living wills and power of attorneys, but when the dying process actually begins to take place, we still tend to reach for medical technology in the attempt to exhaust all other possibilities. Unfortunately, what’s being sacrificed with that is quality of life. It’s completely natural […]
Top Ten Smart Things To Do Now to Better Prepare for Death
Have These Two Health-Related Documents An advanced directive, also known as a living will, and a durable power of attorney (POA), also known as a health care proxy, are the two most important documents you should have for your end-of-life planning. The living will lays out the type of medical treatment you want – things […]
Isolation in Caring
Alexa never imagined at 46 years old what her life would be as a full-time caregiver. Her mother, having lived independently for years and still working well into her 80’s, began showing signs of uncharacteristic behavior like confusion, agitation, and decreased physical stability. It wasn’t long before Alexa knew she needed to intervene. After several doctor visits […]
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