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Lessons from Morrie: Learning to appreciate the little things
Great blog post by Susan Avello. Thought I would re-share. A moving tale of an old man’s last months of life and the old student who returns for his last lesson. Tuesdays with Morrie is the story of “an old … Continue reading →
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Tagged aging, appreciating what you have, caregiving, death, dying, end of life, end of life care, friends, grief, living, Tuesdays with Morrie
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Support for End-of-Life
“People I know who have gone on hospice only lived 2 weeks”. This was what my step-mother said when we discussed hospice as a care option after the cancer in her lungs had increased in size during her chemo treatment. … Continue reading →
Posted in caregiving, dying, eldercare, encouragement, losing a loved one
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Tagged caregiving, decisions, dying, eldercare, elderly, encouragement, end of life care, Healthcare, hospice, losing a loved one, POA, power of attorney, vitas
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There’s Got to Be a Morning After
While on vacation I joked about randomly breaking into the song “The Morning After” from the 1972 action-adventure disaster film Poseidon Adventure (ok not so funny while on a cruise ship). However; it did get me thinking about caregiving (may … Continue reading →
What’s your philosophy of care?
If you work in the hospice and palliative care industry, you undoubtedly read, or at least heard about, an article published in The New York Times,“Concerns About Costs Rise With Hospices’ Use.” The article alleges that some hospice organizations, although it was a … Continue reading →