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Many people are familiar with the concept of hospice care for terminally ill patients and family caregivers. It offers a holistic approach to health with a goal of enhancing your loved one’s quality of life as they approach their final days. Hospice emphasizes comfort rather than trying to cure an illness, and it may include … Read more

Life-limiting illnesses can bring physical and emotional pain to patients and their loved ones. It’s difficult to watch your loved one deal with discomfort, limited mobility and a lack of energy. Along with physical symptoms, your loved one may show signs of emotional distress as they near the end of their life. These typically present as … Read more

If you have a loved one who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, you’ve seen how much pain it can cause. These illnesses can take precious time away from individuals who are nearing death. Instead of taking their last few weeks to spend time with friends and family, patients with terminal illnesses are distracted … Read more

Dementia is a heartbreaking condition to witness. Seeing your loved one change as they experience confusion, frustration and depression, slowly losing touch with reality, is difficult to bear.  As a caretaker, you are aware of how things change daily. When your loved one becomes more challenging to look after, you may wonder what options are … Read more

Grieving the loss of a loved one is an incredible burden everyone bears at some point in their lives. Whether it was sudden and unexpected or a long, drawn-out battle with illness, the thought of life without your partner, parent, sibling or friend can be heart-wrenching.  There isn’t a way to take the pain out … Read more

Whenever your loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness, every part of life is affected. Unfortunately, this includes some of our favorite holidays, like Thanksgiving.  You may associate Thanksgiving with copious amounts of food, spending time with family, playing football or enjoying the beautiful autumn weather. Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays of … Read more

Whenever you have a friend or family member in hospice, it can be difficult to know what to say. You want to tell your loved one how much they mean to you and how much you will miss them, but don’t know how to say it. A loss for words is a problem many people … Read more

Providing care for a loved one who has a chronic or terminal illness is a brave and selfless task. Regardless of how long you’ve cared for your loved one, caregiving can leave you physically, mentally and emotionally drained. Fatigue can compound if you have other significant responsibilities, like a full or part-time job or you … Read more

As your loved one moves into end-of-life care, they may have questions about death and how their final days will look. This uncertainty can cause uneasiness, distress and hopelessness. While physicians, nurses, and caregivers work to take care of the patient’s physical needs, spiritual and emotional support is vital to the patient’s end-of-life care. Hospice … Read more

Grieving the loss of a family member or friend is one of the most challenging things any person can go through. Anger, helplessness, disbelief, and depression are just a few of the emotions you will experience as you sort through the pain of your loss.  Moving on to the next stage of life may seem … Read more