When someone in your family falls seriously ill, their families and friends pull together to support and care for their person through various methods of care. This might include home care, planning and carrying out of outside care providers and management of financial and insurance documentation, appointments with medical care teams and specialists, and surgical…
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An advance health care directive is a sort of legal document that explains to your doctor and family about your wishes of your health care. There are different types of directives that apply to different situations. These directives are put in place so that if a time ever arises that you cannot speak for yourself,…
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Caregiving is one of the most important and most exhausting jobs on the planet. Family caregivers are usually overwhelmed, overburdened and under-informed about the services that can be offered to them. Being whole means that caregiving will be done at your peak performance. If you are, or know, a struggling caregiver, share this list of…
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For those patients battling terminal cancer and illness, end of life care is often a top priority discussion involving plans, wants, desires, and funeral arrangements. Intimacy and sexuality are often left out of the conversations as they are deemed “extras” by many medical professionals and patients alike. The overall human need for connectedness, touch, and…
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Becoming a caregiver can leave the person filling this new role with many questions. What will this job involve? What does being a caregiver mean? Where can you find help when you need it? How and where do you even begin? When faced with uncertainty and questions, the best thing you can do for yourself…
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One of the most important, needed and beneficial jobs in the world is being a caregiver to your ailing spouse, relative, friend or neighbor. As caregivers, we are often needed in a multitude of capacities from handyman, appointment drivers, hair-holders, shoulders to cry on, or simply a quiet person there to help ease the pain…
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In most caregiving situations, one person is designated the primary caregiver, and many other able-bodies individuals offer up their time on an as needed, or as scheduled basis. Studies done on these types of situations show that one person is often the “go to” for all aspects of communication about the situation and patient. This…
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