August 28, 2019
By Katy Butler My parents lived good lives and expected to die good deaths. They exercised daily, ate plenty of fruits and vegetables, and kept, in […]
August 27, 2019
Everyone experiences occasional aches and pains. In fact, sudden pain is an important reaction of the nervous system that helps alert you to possible injury. When […]
August 21, 2019
Many people typically think of grief as occurring after the loss, but grief often begins before an actual death. This is known as anticipatory grief, which […]
August 13, 2019
In a hyper-connected world, where you’re always trying to fit in one more thing, slowing down and relaxing can seem like the one thing your smartphone […]
August 12, 2019
There’s more than one way to avoid burnout. For this blog, we define burnout as the perception that you cannot change your environment and thus have […]
August 9, 2019
Pet therapy is a guided interaction between a person and a trained animal. It also involves the animal’s handler. The purpose of pet therapy is to […]
August 9, 2019
An appalling number of vulnerable care recipients are abused, exploited and neglected by professional caregivers and even family caregivers. A 2015 article on the topic estimated […]
August 8, 2019
For Alzheimer’s patients, music can be good medicine Music can improve the mood of those who suffer from Alzheimer’s and boost cognitive skills. “I’ve been a […]
August 7, 2019
Shirley Rees had told her children not to take any “heroic measures” if she ever became seriously ill. But it was only when doctors discovered kidney […]
