Part 2 This is part 2 – suggesting the type of questions to ask when you are touring a potential care facility and meet with the person in charge of the facility, or their representative. Part One in the February column dealt with things to observe when looking at prospective care facilities. Below I have …
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It is never an easy decision to move a loved one into a care facility. Watching someone lose their ability to live independently can be very difficult. Even when it is clearly the right decision, deciding where the best place for your spouse, family member, etc.. to live is often overwhelming. We are not in …
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Even after all this time, I am still saddened when I hear of a person dying at lakeside, and it is discovered that no arrangements have been made by the owner as to what is to happen to their pet(s), and who is going to be taking over their care when left behind. And more …
Possibly you yourself have been a caregiver for a family member, a dear friend, or have known a caregiver and understand this is an enormous undertaking. In my own life I have had this experience three times – as a co-caregiver with my Mom caring for my Dad when he had Cancer, as a solo …
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It is important to have information about strokes. Each of us has probably known someone who has had a stroke, needed rehabilitation after one and even possibly died after one. I am not writing about this to scare you, but to help you understand the seriousness of this medical situation. A transient ischemic attack (TIA) …
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The October issue was about dog trivia, and this column is giving ‘equal time’ to cats, regarding trivia information. Cats are believed to be the only mammals who don’t taste sweetness. Cats have 473 taste buds on their tongue. Cats don’t see in black and white—but they are somewhat colorblind. Cats see colors on a …
Your doctor has ordered some blood work for you. You look at the slip and it looks like a bunch of letters – CBC, RBC, LDH, FBS, etc. It is not a Scrabble game, they do mean something. Below is a very brief guide, as to what the letters mean on ‘basic’ blood tests. There …
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Part of my nursing career experience included making home visits of clients to check for hazards and improve home safety, specially for people who lived alone and / or was a senior. As I was the primary caregiver for my Mom, I thought I would do the same ‘evaluation’ for my Mom’s house. This was …
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After writing this pet column for almost 12 years now I was looking for new things to learn about dogs that I did not know and thought you might find what I found to be interesting also. So, the following is sort of a dog trivia column. The more we learn the small things about …
Preparing for a Doctor Visit Generally, going to the doctor is not most people’s favorite thing to do, but it is part of staying healthy. And since it is a good idea, it is wise to make the best of this activity. The following is a brief summary of what you should do/think about before …
