Does the advance directive need updating?
Once an advance directive for healthcare is complete, most of us want to set it aside as "DONE."…
Seniors having fun online
When you read about "successful aging," the focus is often how well an elder has maintained…
When you feel more resentment than love
If you are caring for a parent or parents who abused or neglected you in childhood, your situation…
Hope and serious illness
In the context of serious illness, one's greatest fear is that the condition will be fatal…
Early detection of memory problems
Once a year, encourage your relative to see the doctor for an “Annual Wellness Visit.” The purpose…
What are Advanced Directives?
For help with this important conversation, the Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney,…
When several relatives cover expenses
Are you helping support a loved one? Perhaps you and several family members are each giving a…
180 Days. Compassionate Care. They Deserve It!
180 DAYS. Six months. That's the number of days we wish our patients and their families could…
Coping with another person's pain
When your family member is in pain, you are suffering too. The "mirror neurons" in our brains are…