by Guest Author | Oct 8, 2019 | Caregiver Burnout, Finding Meaning |
Reader’s Digest used to tell us each month that “laughter is the best medicine.” Drawing on folk wisdom, the Digest was reminding us that laughter could help us through the ordinary, daily unhappiness that might come into our lives. In 1976, Norman Cousins, the... 
by Kaiser Health News | Mar 18, 2018 | Caregiver News |
A few years ago, Renea Molden’s doctors told her they wanted to take her off her opioid pills. It did not sound like good idea to her. “I was mad, I’ll be honest. I was mad. I was frustrated,” said Molden, 40, of Kansas City, Mo. She struggles with fibromyalgia,... 
by Mosaic Science | Dec 1, 2017 | Caregiver Stories |
Aching, throbbing, searing, excruciating – pain is difficult to describe and impossible to see. So how can doctors measure it? John Walsh finds out about new ways of assessing the agony. Listen to or download an audiobook of this story... 
by Kayla Matthews | Jan 20, 2017 | For Friends & Family, The Caregiver's Toolbox |
One of the hardest jobs in the world is being a caregiver to a terminally ill loved one. You want to take away their pain and bring joy back into their bodies, but many times are unable to do so. When modern medicine can no longer treat patients with late stage... by Kaiser Health News | Nov 29, 2016 | Caregiver News |
Supporters of “death with dignity” have succeeded in legalizing medical aid-in-dying in five states by convincing voters, lawmakers and courts that terminally ill patients have the right to die without suffering intractable pain in their final days or weeks. When Gov.... 
by Kaiser Health News | Oct 26, 2016 | Caregiver News |
Dementia took over Pauline Finster’s 91-year-old mind long ago and she may die without having another real conversation with her daughter. After Finster broke her hip in July 2015, Jackie Mantua noticed her mother’s speech ebbing until she only said “hi,” or that she... 
by Guest Author | Oct 9, 2016 | Caregiver News |
MU researcher finds only 10 clinical trials conducted in hospices since 1985, says more studies could improve patient care Randomized controlled trials often are considered the gold standard of research studies that help guide the medical care of patients across the... 
by David Waterman | Sep 6, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
I was asked while attending church last Sunday why I had such a strong commitment to caring for those who had disabilities. The person asking the question was not being difficult, but really wanted to know why I had such a strong empathy for the disabled and if it had... 
by Joy Johnston | Mar 28, 2016 | Caregiver Stories |
I never expected that my sweet elderly mother would be caught in the crosshairs of the latest war on drugs. From the White House to the CDC, pain relief in the form of prescription opioids is suddenly Public Enemy No. 1. The Obama administration has unveiled the... 
by Michelle Daly | Jul 23, 2015 | Caregiver News |
A quarter of people with chronic pain use alcohol for pain relief. Doctors and caregivers have major concerns about the potential for interactions between alcohol and pain medications — and the potential to develop an addiction. Estimates of addiction among... 
by Bob Harrison | Feb 24, 2015 | Baby Boom Generation, Because of Annie, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
What I’m going to share in this blog is very important to a caregiver of a cancer patient needing pain control, or a loved one visiting a family member or friend with cancer that needs pain control. Sometimes things are not as they seem. I was a first time... 
by Bob Harrison | Jan 26, 2015 | Baby Boom Generation, Because of Annie, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
By now, my previous writing gives a clear indication of the complexities of a nasty cancer, and speaks to the ebb and flows of emotions. At times I felt like I was caught in a tug of war between two different worlds–the world of pain and suffering, and the world... 
by Cori Carl | Dec 13, 2014 | Caregiving 101, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Millennial Generation |
This summer I heard from a caregiver who was facing a terrible issue. The restrictions on narcotic painkillers required that the patient present their paper prescription in person at the pharmacy and present an ID for each refill. This patient lived far away from the... 
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