June 1, 2024

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder that impacts the nervous system, gradually affecting movement and coordination. In its advanced stages, Parkinson’s can lead to...

May 1, 2023

Jennifer O’Brien’s father broke his hip while contending with advanced congestive heart failure. He declined surgery to fix it, opting for a peaceful death...

May 31, 2022

Most adults want to remain in their homes as they age. Those of us in the home care industry have heard this time and...

March 1, 2022

You’ve probably heard of Hospice Care. But have you heard of Palliative Care? Is it for you? Palliative Care is focused on providing relief from...

February 28, 2019

Last year June got the news that her dad needed to move to a Board and Care or an Assisted Living Community because he...

September 27, 2018

The World Health Organization Defines Palliative Care As: “…an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem...

June 27, 2018

If you are healthy and thriving, it’s easy to focus solely on building your savings to provide for your basic retirement expenses and forget...

October 4, 2017

Reliance on caregivers doubles as people near death, and half of those caregivers -- typically unpaid family members -- report having no time for...

July 30, 2017

HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: DID I WAIT TOO LONG FOR THEIR SERVICES? The very first hospice patient I ever cared for (about 15 years ago)...

September 29, 2016

Many of us are aware of the (controversial) new law that allows physician assisted death in California, the End of Life Option Act (EoLOA),...

September 29, 2016

Compassionate Care Through The Hearts And Hands Of Nurses Nurses For Safe Access (NFSA) are Integrative Cannabinoid Nurse Advocates! Across America people every day are...

September 1, 2016

August 31, 2016

During the four years I spent reporting my book The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles With the Heroes of the Hospital, I...

July 31, 2016

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive movement disorder that affects at least one million people in the U.S. alone, and that number will...

July 2, 2016

The CALIFORNIA END OF LIFE OPTION ACT was signed into law on October 5, 2015 and just went into effect on June 9, 2016....