Hospice & Palliative Care
Living With ALS
How Supportive Care Can Help People Take Control With all the difficulties that come with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, losing control of one’s body… Continue Reading
Take Charge Of Your Healthcare Decisions
Patients and their families guide physicians on the focus of care they want to live their best life. However, if a patient hasn’t discussed that… Continue Reading
What To Expect When Your Loved One Is Dying
There are a lot of myths about the act of dying. In movies, we often see these dramatic moments where someone clutches their chest, takes… Continue Reading
Disenfranchised Grief and Why Professional Caregivers Experience It
When shopping for a sympathy card, you’ll find cards for loss of parents, spouses, children, even friends. There probably wouldn’t be a card for “loss… Continue Reading
Filling the Gap With Supportive Care
Brian Thompson calls Aug. 29, 2013, his new birthday. That was the day when the Navy veteran learned he had stage 4 non-small cell lung… Continue Reading
Four Levels Of Hospice Care
One of the biggest misconceptions about hospice care is that it is a place. For the most part, people do not “go to” hospice. Rather… Continue Reading
Supportive Care Can Help People Age In Place
What does aging in place mean to you? Most people imagine they’ll be in their own home, enjoying retired life, maybe traveling, doing hobbies. That… Continue Reading
I Am So Tired! Coping with Pandemic Fatigue
For more than a year, people across the globe have been dealing with rapid, unexpected changes that have resulted in many losses. Besides the devastating… Continue Reading
Your Cancer Care Team: Why Your Team Should Include a Supportive Care Team
In 2017, both the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Society of Clinical Oncology recommended that any patient newly diagnosed with late-stage cancer should… Continue Reading
Palliative Care Is Supportive Care
Somewhere along the way, the term “palliative care” picked up a scary reputation. When offered as a treatment option, many think it means death is… Continue Reading
