In honor of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Staff Education Week, we pause for a moment to foster sensitivity and respect for dementia patients and the staff members who care for them as part of end of life care. It takes…
February is Marfan Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of this life-threatening genetic condition affecting one in 5,000 people. Early, accurate diagnoses are critical not only for those with Marfan syndrome but also for those with related conditions. Marfan…
Grieving is never easy, but it’s compounded when you’re trying to grieve while taking care of a senior loved one. Perhaps you have recently lost a child while at the same time coping with a recent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s for…
If you have a loved one suffering from neuropathy while in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere, you may be looking to understand more about neuropathy and what it is. Peripheral neuropathy results from damage to the nerves outside of…
Regret: it’s one of the toughest emotions to live with, but when you’re approaching the end of life, it becomes all the more overwhelming. From missed opportunities to past decisions to losses, regret can follow us around like so much…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month. As the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, resulting in 20,000 deaths each year, radon is nothing to take lightly. This is a naturally-occurring…
With Self-Help Group Awareness Month upon us this January, it’s important to address the importance of reaching out to others in times of grief. Bereavement services such as support groups are a key part of the grief recovery process. So,…
When you lose someone you love, you grieve. It may feel like depression. After awhile, it may become depression. But the two can be complicated and the terms used interchangeably, when in fact they can be quite separate. Just because…
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, and we thought it would be a good idea to spread the word about this sight-robbing disease. According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, more than three million people in this country suffer from glaucoma…
As many of us are eager to say goodbye to a challenging year, we’re equally reminded of the positives and good times ahead. Celebration of Life Week is the first week of January, and it’s very fitting because it heralds…