Excerpts from the Toby Balke, Freelance Health Writing Co.
Overcoming Barriers to Starting Hospice Care Sooner
" “I’m not ready to give up on my husband.” “Hospice just medicates you to death.” “My doctor said, ‘he’s not ready for hospice’ yet,” or “I don’t want to stop taking the medicines that are keeping me going.” There are common misconceptions that might keep patients or their families from choosing hospice care when hospice could make an enormous difference in one’s quality of life for more than just a few weeks or days... "
Read more here: Overcoming Barriers to Starting Hospice Care Sooner -a Hospice Savannah - Written 2024 for Hospice Savannah
Virtual Reality: An Alternative Approach in the Treatment of Palliative Care Patients
Livin’ the Dream
Have you ever had a dream that you wish would never end; one that transcends you into another person, place, or time? Perhaps you were flying above an endless seascape or being lifted by a bouquet of helium-filled balloons creating a feeling of complete freedom deep within your soul. Perhaps in your dream, you were swimming underwater with a school of vibrantly colored fish so near that you could touch them, and they seemed to smile at you playfully. What if you were standing on the highest peak that felt like you could see forever over cavernous ranges of glistening, snow-capped mountains making you feel like you were right up there next to God and never wanted to come down? When you awaken, you try to go back to sleep desiring that the dream will continue as you long for that feeling of awe and peace that we so seldom feel while we go about our daily activities.
Read more here: https://nursingcentered.sigmanursing.org/topics/technology/stories/view/virtual-reality-an-alternative-approach-for-palliative-care-patients
Aging in Place: Common challenges for our elderly neighbors
"Whether you are 65 or 90, a home feels like a safe place, a place of familiarity, and it’s where many people plan to live until they die. [...] But no matter where the elderly call home, as aging occurs, the challenges are not a lot different among them. Aging often includes the following challenges that many people and their families or caregivers struggle with daily... "
Read more with paid subscription here: Aging in Place: Common challenges for our elderly neighbors (thesavannahian.com)
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