Female home caregiver talking with senior woman, sitting in living room and listening to her carefully. Talking to someone receiving end-of-life care might be easy or it might be hard. Much depends on what they’re going through and what they…
Photo by alisadyson on Pixabay If you’ve been declared a cancer survivor, congratulations! You’re now in a special club with other survivors, and even though the doctors in Manchester and elsewhere may be telling you to be aware of the…
Close up of a female doctor giving support to old couple Alzheimer’s disease is considered one of the more challenging medical conditions out there. Not only is it a progressive condition that can end with hospice care and ultimately death,…
Photo by nosheep on Pixabay Although it’s easy enough for many of us to think of Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer, or at least the beginning of barbecue season, those with military experience or who come from…
Photo by MabelAmber on Pixabay The good news, for someone in their 20s at least, is that their bodies typically achieve maximum bone density around this period of their life. The bad news, of course, is that, as life continues…
Photo by geralt on Pixabay One of the things getting older doesn’t always prepare you for is all the decisions you have to make. Residents of Cedar Rapids and elsewhere may sometimes feel overwhelmed by the various choices that are…
Photo by mspark0 on Pixabay As much as you try to stay healthy and safe at home, there are fairly good odds that every resident of Mount Vernon and elsewhere will end up in the hospital at some point in…
Photo by Thái An on Unsplash How old is considered too old to get behind the wheel? It’s a question that has been puzzled more and more by residents of Anamosa and elsewhere including those receiving palliative care. Some may…
Photo by Engin_Akyurt on Pixabay If you or someone you know suffers from Parkinson’s disease, it’s not terribly hard to see some of the connections that it can have to mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. After all,…