Is aggressive care and intervention at great expense wise when there is no cure for a disease? Why providing care at all costs may result in greater pain and suffering. Return to the End of Life Category Page Return to All Category Page Subscribers Click Below... Read more
Pamela D. Wilson CSA, MS, BS/BA, CG Death, not space, as mentioned in repeats of the old television series Star Trek, is the final frontier. Death is a frontier most of us do not want to think about yet alone discuss until there is no other choice. Fear, whatever... Read more
How many of us consider that many of the older adults we care for are in the last years of their life? How many of us realize our ability to positively impact their life? How do you envision the last years of your life? I don’t know many people who purposely... Read more
If you have never experienced a last moment yet, let me tell you they occur like any other moment during any given day. You rarely know when a last moment will happen. Looking back there might have been signs a last moment was about to occur but you may have missed... Read more
If you are a caregiver for a loved one or a parent who require a reasonable degree of assistance, it is likely you are caring for your parent in the last year or years of his or her life. Many fail to consider consequences. Instead caregivers become angry and... Read more
Care at the end of life, whether the care is hospice or palliative care, is rarely discussed. Your doctor will rarely mention death unless the end is imminent. Society refuses to talk about death because in general death is feared. There are two disciplines,... Read more