The Los Angeles Times published an October 24, 2011 article, The Promise and Pitfalls of Palliative Care, by Melissa Healy. In her article Healy describes how palliative care helps people who are very ill and need to manage everything from their pai…
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Journalist Eleanor Clift has written a superb article in the August 2011 publication Health Affairs about the hospice experience of her husband, journalist Tony Brazaitis, in the months before he died of cancer. It’s freely available and filled…
Continue Reading“… old age is a place we have never been. We may see it up close as our parents age, but we will never know what it’s like until we’re there.” The quote comes from a piece I just read, a post by Paul Staley at the KQE…
Continue Reading Sometimes acquaintances describe how a hospice program entered the lives of an aging parent during the last week or even in the last few days of life. My husband and I are aware of just how much hospice offered to our family during the four months b…
Continue ReadingOne of the greatest joys in my life is interacting with people who are involved with The Care Company community. I love receiving emails and feedback. Sometimes someone needs a little help. Sometimes someone needs A LOT of help and sometimes someone wants to share a story. This story crossed my desk today and I […]
Continue ReadingPatient-centered care is arguably most important at the end of life, when a person’s needs and desires should be honored. In the latest episode of RealCareNowTV, Dr. Bill Thomas explores the importance of deep and meaningful conversations at the end … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingGuest Post by Tony Silbert and Joan Chadbourne, authors of Healing Conversations Now: Enhance Relationships with Elders and Dying Loved Ones Bill, I really enjoyed our conversation on RealCareNowTV and sharing highlights from my upcoming book Healing Conversations. Every person will experience the loss of a loved one and will personally face death – which […]
Continue ReadingThe blog GeriPal has an interesting take on the latest travesty caused by Sarah Palin’s imaginary “Death Panels.” Is the Obama Administration right to back away from this fight, again? Alex Smith explains: Yesterday, legislation that would have reimbursed physicians for advance care planning discussions was stripped from Medicare regulations related to the Affordable Care […]
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