by Sue | Nov 7, 2021 | Care Giving
Sixteen years ago, I sat in a meeting with physicians, social workers, and regional health care experts to discuss hospice use in the Finger Lakes Region. I recall Dr. Quill lamenting that imminently terminal patients are treated in Intensive Care Units, in place of...
by Sue | Oct 10, 2021 | Care Giving
At one time, people expected to receive good care in nursing facilities. Life expectancy after a serious medical crisis is longer now because of the surgical, medical, and pharmaceutical progress we have made over the years. Yet that very progress has created a...
by Sue | Sep 12, 2021 | Care Giving
It is rare to find a practicing geriatrician and professor who also has the heart of a pastor, but John Dunlop, MD, blends clinical knowledge and scripture in his book Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia. His insights on dementia and caregiving are hard won because...
by Sue | Aug 15, 2021 | Care Giving
One Sunday I heard the shortest sermon in history. It was blistering hot, and the sermon was this: “You think this is hot?” So here’s my shortest blog ever. I’m taking a mini vacation this week but offer this link for you. It is from the Family Caregiver...
by Sue | Jul 19, 2021 | Care Giving
There’s “hump day” (Wednesday) and TGIF (Thank Goodness it’s Friday). Like millions of Americans, Monday through Friday, week after week, I had my morning routine before going to work. We all have a pre-work routine. We do certain things to prepare for the tasks that...
by Sue | Jun 20, 2021 | Care Giving
In my last Caregiving blog, I portrayed three sets of caregivers soon to be in crisis. Although we want to avoid them, when dire situations attack suddenly, we need help yesterday. Overall, it’s best to provide the safest, most effective plan of care for our loved...
