…prepare our family for those final moments. The End-of-Life Talk When a family member has Alzheimer’s or another dementia Patricia Woodell, Brenda Niblock, and Jeri Warner In 2005, my…
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…prepare our family for those final moments. The End-of-Life Talk When a family member has Alzheimer’s or another dementia Patricia Woodell, Brenda Niblock, and Jeri Warner In 2005, my…
more »…him when he left it”. In around 2007 my step dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She took care of him at home and enrolled him in home hospice a few…
more »…Starter Kit,” to help families through end-of-life conversations, recently released a sequel for families of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Co-produced by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, it was co-written by…
more »After she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I became my mom’s caregiver. From my own experience, I know that providing a support system for a caregiver can help them to…
more »…that shows the wisdom of that statement more than the terrible experiences of families and friends whose loved ones suffer from Alzheimer’s and other dementias. We—and my family is part…
more »…ICU or on a ventilator, sedated or in excruciating pain, while others fade slowly with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. When my mother died 15 years ago, after much unnecessary…
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