Concerned about the immunity of you or a loved one? As fall is upon us, we discuss the vaccines you might consider, especially for someone with chronic illness: the annual flu shot, a COVID booster, and the RSV vaccine.
What do you do when frontline chemotherapy fails to stop cancer from growing? Your care team may offer the decision between aggressive anticancer treatment or palliative and hospice care. We share the story of one patient as she determined what was most important to her with the help of her...
Anxiety and depression are common with loss of a loved one or chronic disease. Learn the benefits, how to find the exercise right for you and set realistic goals.
What happens to unfinished projects when a crafter dies? Learn about caring people that complete the work and return it to grieving families.
Learn about healthcare challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community, and how to prepare so wishes can be honored through the end of life and dying processes.
How do we grieve the death of a father, and what are some of the impacts? Learn about the research and strategies to help.
When we are the caregiver for a spouse living with dementia, we often wonder about what our lives have been, where our lives are going, and how long we can do what we are doing. This week we talk with a caregiver about how his life changed after the death of his wife.
How do you write a condolence note? This episode is all about the proper way to do it, complete with tips on how to find the right words.
Caregiving for a terminal loved is a marathon, and it can seem hard to imagine life without them and the responsibilities of taking care of them. What do you after your duties are over? Two men who cared for wives with dementia answer that question.
Does caring for a partner change the relationship? Michael shares what he learned to let the relationship with his wife change in the ways that it needed to.