Photo by veerasantinithi on Pixabay The good news is that if you’re already taking precautions for COVID, you’re doing better at keeping away winter illnesses than many others, including some residents of Mount Vernon and elsewhere. Of course, the less…
Photo by pasja1000 on Pixabay It’s not exactly breaking news that the holidays are stressful, and by the way, water is wet and ice cream is cold. In other unsurprising developments, you’re tired too, especially if you’re trying to deal…
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash The winter holidays can create all sorts of often-conflicting feelings for people receiving end-of-life care and their families. Residents of Manchester and elsewhere might be scared and sad at the same time they’re enjoying their…
Photo by Kari Shea on Unsplash Can you still have a merry holiday season while someone is receiving hospice care? Why not, asks hospice officials in Maquoketa and elsewhere? Certainly, someone’s terminal medical condition and anticipated death could threaten to…
qimono / Pixabay It’s easy, but maybe not all that kind or sensitive, to poke fun at seniors always being chilly, but the joke is definitely more amusing in the summertime when the rest of us are warm. In the…
Many people may be surprised that the modern hospice movement is just over 50 years old. Certainly, people have been dying with dignity for thousands of years, but increasing interest in palliative care has provided new options and more modern…
Photo by Bambi Corro on Unsplash According to the Alzheimer’s Association, about 6 million Americans currently have this form of dementia. It’s also a figure that is expected to grow dramatically in the next few decades, which means that more…
GLady / Pixabay One of the more frightening forms of cancer around today is pancreatic cancer. Many residents of Manchester and elsewhere who are diagnosed with it may die within weeks or months, and even those who don’t may need…
BookBabe / Pixabay Cheers to our veterans, including those living in Dubuque and elsewhere! Whatever capacity, era, or branch they were part of, they deserve thanks, especially those currently receiving hospice care. And whether they served for four years, made…
ivaylost / Pixabay If you have a senior in your life, you likely have observed that their appetite has changed from what it was in the past, usually being much smaller. Generally, our body and brain tell us when we…