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Hospice Offers Care in Nursing Homes
posted 4 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Dear Carol: My mother is in a nursing home and is expected to live only a few more months. I’ve had a few people tell me I should call in hospice care. She gets good care in the nursing home, so why would I want hospice care? Isn’t that just for p...
How to choose the best anti ageing skin care produ
posted 4 months ago by kendrathil | 0 comments
People are very conscious of their beauty and they go for various anti ageing skin care products. But many a time they are confused in choosing anti ageing skin care products as one can come across hundreds of such products in the market. It becom...
Killing Old People and Other Fun Liberal Pastimes
posted 4 months ago, updated 2 minutes later by artcee | 0 comments
Like most Americans, I've been following the health care issues very seriously.
I'm 58 and do not qualify for the GOVERMENT RUN Medicare and/or Medicaid that so many people are afraid to lose because it works so well. I work for myself and that m...
I'm 58 and do not qualify for the GOVERMENT RUN Medicare and/or Medicaid that so many people are afraid to lose because it works so well. I work for myself and that m...
65 and older health care questions
posted 4 months ago by judyapuckett | 1 comment
Is this true? my 84 year old mother is upset, she heard this, And I am upset too;
The new healthcare bill will refuse treatment of chronic illness for people 65 and over, and doctors will have to discuss euthanasia with them every year. Isn't that...
The new healthcare bill will refuse treatment of chronic illness for people 65 and over, and doctors will have to discuss euthanasia with them every year. Isn't that...
Dumbest Arguments Against Health Reform
posted 4 months ago, updated 1 minute later by Newser | 2 comments
“The opponents of reform are getting serious now,” Paul Waldman writes of the health care debate for the American Prospect, “and they've turned the volume on their megaphones of mendacity up to 11.” To read some of the most cringe-inducing argumen...
Squabbling siblings a common problem
posted 4 months ago, updated 1 minute later by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Dear Carol: My siblings and I have never gotten along. This has become more of an issue now that our aging parents need help. I do all the caregiving, and the strain shows. How do we resolve our differences so we can best help our parents? – Ben
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On Faith
posted 4 months ago by Human241 | 0 comments
"Mere Christianity," by C.S. Lewis, a short book, says that God tells us, individually, how to get out of our problems. INDIVIDUALLY.
I offer the following piece in the hopes of more common ground.
Of Grave Concern
--written July, 22 2009, after...
I offer the following piece in the hopes of more common ground.
Of Grave Concern
--written July, 22 2009, after...
Nursing Homes: Are Your Expectations Realistic?
posted 4 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Making the decision to place an elder in a nursing home is one of the most grueling decisions many adult children have to make. Ideally, we'd always be able to take care of "our own" for the duration of their lives. However, life is often not idea...
Remembering Vianna
posted 4 months ago by TestofF8th | 1 comment
Sometimes the littlest things spark a memory, and not always pleasant memories at that. Tonight I saw a young boy, face swollen by the chemo and steroids used to keep him alive and I remember the last time I saw Vianna.
I hate funerals, and even ...
I hate funerals, and even ...
Program encourages CHAT on health care
posted 4 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
I’d venture to say that nearly everyone is aware that there’s a big push to change the way our health insurance system works. People have many ideas about how this should be done and diverse thoughts about what choices should be offered. That said...
