Q: My elder father has been set up to go to a nursing home after a surgery. Is this really necessary? My mother is freaking out! A: When elder parents have been together for decades, an illness or surgery can split them up and the healing process stops. The comfort of being together and the compassionate care they receive from each other may be the only life line they have. While many insurance plans will insist that an elder go to a facility for extended care, it does not have to be the right answer for your family. If there…
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Visiting The Elder Parents This Holiday Season With Your Small Kids? What to watch for to keep them safe. Going on vacation for the holidays and bringing your kids along is a great time for family bonding. Grandparents may be living farther away these days and only an occasional visit may be in the cards. While this may seem like a welcome relief to overworked and tired parents to have more adults in the house to amuse the kids, it may also carry some potential risks you may never have dreamed of. Don’t let up on the parenting while visiting…
By Sherry Cormier, PhD Grief is the experience of feeling sad, sorrowful, and bereaved following some kind of a loss. Most of us feel this way after life hands us a loss because of our attachments to a person, place, or thing. When we lose the person or thing our attachment gets severed and our sense of safety is often disrupted as well. We get used to living our lives in a particular pattern and when this pattern changes, many of us feel uncomfortable. Yet it is in this place of discomfort that we have the potential to really grow,…
A time of illness is a stressful time for patients as well as for their families. The best-laid plans can go awry, judgement is impaired, and, put simply; you are not at your best when you are sick. Patients need someone who can look out for their best interests and help navigate the confusing healthcare system – in other words, an advocate. – National Patient Safety Foundation Dr. Jeanette Gallagher NMD Dr. Jeanette Gallagher is an expert advocate for supporting you and your loved ones in health and wellness through to End of Life. Her education, skills, and beliefs can…
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Are you a paredolia expert? Can you ‘see things within’? The other night I experienced walking some souls home and in the morning, the soul appeared in the clouds. A true sense of honor and gratitude for the process. Can you see to the left of the photo, a being, with two legs, arm, and face? Allow your creative mind to explore a possibility. As I wander this life, I see all within as it presents.
In the past decade, I would always post pictures of the clouds and the pictures they would reflect. I haven’t been posting for quite awhile. Life challenges take over and our world is changing so fast, I can hardly keep up. Today, it was a pleasant day, cool temperature, and dry air. I had grown weary of intense inferno heat and high humidity where the weight of the air was oppressive. As I hope for more days such as today, I can only enjoy today, as tomorrow is another story. Heat and humidity to return. So here is a profound…
In the midst of change and chaos, find the light. It is your own inner spark.
Been existing in another space and time after hurricane altered my area. Today, the sunset is a promise of hope.
Dr. Jeanette welcomes Dr. Patrick Neustatter, author of Managing Your Doctor; The Smart Patient’s Guide to Getting Effective, Affordable Healthcare, to explore the patient’s experience in healthcare. Part 1 was published August 10, 2021 and this is part 2. Who is the gatekeeper of our health? How are expansive care systems now taking over the delivery of health services and creating a business of templates and drop downs? How can a patient be heard? What is the process of supporting care to a patient in all aspects of disease and end of life? You are the writer of your own…