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Hospice Care Can Be Emotional: How to Recognize and Handle Your Feelings
If you have a loved one in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere, you know just how taxing it can…
End of Life Care Involves Drugs: What You Need to Know
International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31 this year, a day dedicated to remembrance, awareness, education, and action to help…
Giving to a Loved One in Hospice Care
“Every relationship is one of give and take. Giving engenders receiving, and receiving engenders giving. What goes up must come…
Balancing Multiple Generations in the Same Household
Are you a caregiver for your aging parent, as well as your own family and children? You’re a part of…
Coping With End of Life Emotions
As you near the end of life, you will go through a roller coaster of emotions. The people who love,…
Hospice: Living Fully Until the End
Contrary to popular belief, hospice isn’t a death sentence; rather, it is assistance to live your best life until the…
Confusion Still Present Between Palliative Care and End of Life Care
Palliative care and hospice care: Many people link the two in their minds, but while they are closely related, they…
Examining the Aftermath of a Stroke
May is National Stroke Awareness Month — no better time to address the aftermath of a stroke, its symptoms and…
It’s Never Too Late to Live Your Best Life
“Live Soulfully.” It’s a great point to ponder. It’s also the theme of this year’s National Skilled Nursing Care Week…
Past, Present, Future: Honoring Our Military Every Day
This May is National Military Appreciation Month (NMAM), a declaration that honors the current and former members of the…
How to Wisely Choose End of Life Care
If your loved one requires end of life care in San Francisco and elsewhere, your first thought may be: where…
What to Say to a Loved One in Hospice Care
When someone you know or love is in hospice care, it can be difficult finding the right words to say…