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Category Hospice Topics

What to Expect From a Diagnosis of Osteoporosis

May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, so let’s talk about what to expect from a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Many of our patients in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere suffer from osteoporosis, which is actually quite a common condition…

How Neuropathy Can Complicate Other Issues

May 12-16 is National Neuropathy Awareness Week, a week devoted to spreading awareness of neuropathy, a complication that leads to damage or disability in the nerves. Patients with this condition experience numbness, pain, and muscle weakness in various parts of…

Should My Loved One Be Driving?

That’s a loaded question and one that doesn’t have an easy answer. If you have an elderly loved one in palliative care in Alameda County and elsewhere and they have been exhibiting concerning behaviors behind the wheel, it may be…

When End of Life Care is Finished

Losing a spouse after a long battle in hospice can be draining, overwhelming, sad, and stressful. You may have spent the last several months or even years helping your beloved spouse through their illness and now they are gone and…

Making Sense of Nutrition at End of Life

People who are dying eat less food. It’s just what happens. That’s not to say it’s not distressing to family members who are caring for their loved ones. However, nutrition at the end of life is just as important as…