Strength in Unity #1 by Coy Cross II, Ph.D “ For a moment life seemed surreal, as it likely would for anyone. It’s Friday afternoon, my friend Greg and I are having coffee in Peet’s coffee-shop on 19th Sacramento. Yesterday, my wife was diagnosed with Stage III, Level C, Ovarian cancer. Her surgery is scheduled… Continue reading The Dhance: A Caregiver’s Search for Meaning
Month: March 2014
How Cancer Caregivers Can Help Their Loved One
(NAPSI)—If you’re among the more than 65 million Americans who care for a loved one living with a chronic illness, you have a unique understanding of this critical role. The value of caregiving is particularly evident for the more than 15,600 people who are estimated to be diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) each year,… Continue reading How Cancer Caregivers Can Help Their Loved One
Caring For People With Chronic Conditions: Communicating With Your Loved One’s Doctor
(NAPSI)—More than 65 million people in the United States care for someone with a chronic condition, disability or frailty. These caregivers often accompany their loved ones to doctors’ appointments. By making the most of these appointments, caregivers can help improve the care their loved one receives and also ease some of the stress they often… Continue reading Caring For People With Chronic Conditions: Communicating With Your Loved One’s Doctor
Happy Holidays!
By Laura WaymanAs The Dementia Whisperer, I meet people every day that truly want to make a difference in the lives of those who they are caring for. Yet they often did not willingly seek out the role of caregiving. I don’t think even one of the amazing family members or professionals caring for a… Continue reading Happy Holidays!
There Is Treatment: What Chronic Pain Sufferers Need To Know
By J. Donald Schumacher Today and every day, 56 million Americans try to get by in a condition of chronic pain. That’s more than one of every five adults. Yet in many cases, their suffering is undue. Those with chronic pain often do not receive medication or treatment that could safely alleviate their pain.