Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable Q is for Quality of Life Quality of life (QOL) is the degree to which a person is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy special occasions and life activities. It is critical for health care professionals to take quality of life into account when…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: Q
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Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: F
Aging: The good, the bad, and the Tolerable F is for Friends On our weekly Zoom meeting, Lois is recounting all the things that have gone wrong with her day. It’s pathetic. She is seriously outlining the details until she looks up at the screen and sees me with my hand over my mouth to…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: F
Surreal Experience: A Fall in Chicago
In a Chicago minute, our plans turned upside down.
Lois Roelofs and Jimmy Carter and Hospice
Learn about the benefits of hospice from Lois Roelofs and Jimmy Carter.
Choosing How to Die
Review of a important new book: Marv Taking Charge: A Story of Bold Love and Courage
The Physician Supports the Nurse
I am following a physician’s blog: Suneel Dhand. Reading his post for the first time, I had a gut feeling I would like this guy. I think he represents a new and steadily growing wave of physicians who are becoming more aware of the effects that good communication has on patient outcomes and improvement in…… Continue reading The Physician Supports the Nurse
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 