People with intellectual and learning disabilities have specific challenges in addition to healthcare needs. We share important tips and excellent resources.
A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die - anything from visiting a new country to learning a new skill. Why is this important? Listen to find out!
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...
We often use words like fighting, battle, and war for illness like cancer, but can "fighters" feel like failures when illness advances? Learn how can we do better.
How much would your life change if you embraced the concept that we will all die...but then got busy living with the gift of that perspective?
This week’s show addresses these ideas and embraces the idea of living our lives as if we were dying.
The entertainment world had two significant losses this spring with the deaths of Darcelle XV and Dame Edna Everage. Their lives were fascinating (including a child abducted by a koala!?) and well-lived and they will be missed by their fans. We also talk to Stevan Lemke about his fatigue to help...
A fungus called Candida auris is making the headlines recently...it can't turn us into zombies, but it is a very real threat. Listen to learn why and what you can do about it.
Should someone ever die alone? Learn about a growing movement to prevent it, and what you can do to be with someone during their last moments of living.
When faced with serious illness, dying, or death it is natural to want things that are impossible. This week we explore the elusive parts of life, the seemingly impossible aspects of living.
If you knew this would be your last good day with someone, or your own independence, would you do something different? Why wait? This episode is all about capturing those moments...and eating lots of pizza and ice cream!