“Get out, get out, get out…you stupid b***!” she screams repeatedly, beyond physical exhaustion and vocal strain. She is a woman who has dementia, and she is not talking to another person, she is talking to an image perceived of in her mind.
The Long Goodbye – | Holding On While Letting Go in Dementia Care Read More »
I’ve been fascinated by birds for as long as I can remember. As a child in New Jersey, birdsong woke me almost every day in spring and summer. In Califiornia, hummingbirds regularly visited my back yard. In Texas, I had regular visits from bluejays and cardinals and a family of doves who liked to nest in the birdfeeder. Now that I live on Florida’s Nature Coast, my birdwatching has expanded. A flock of ibis regularly struts through my neighborhood like a gang of street thugs, a family of cardinals is nesting in my crepe myrtle, eagles (including bald eagles!) are everywhere, and the shore birds are a marvel to watch – egrets, herons, sand pipers, seagulls, and sandhill cranes are at every beach, and most of our neighborhood ponds.
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Is there really a difference in adult protective underwear? Many people have asked me the same question… “Are your products really better than what I buy at the store?” The answer is YES! There is a big difference especially for those with heavier incontinence issues. The key factors to look at are ABSORBENCY, DRYNESS, and DIGNITY
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For many people, the doctor-patient relationship is that of an authority figure and an underling. The doctor speaks, and the patient listens. That may be how some people like it. It’s not a model that works for me, however, and I suspect others might agree.
Doctors as Teammates: Rethinking the Doctor-Patient Relationship Read More »
As I fought to balance my need to stay informed (I come from a long line of activists) with my desire to protect my mental health, I turned to the internet and came across April, a reticulated giraffe living at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, NY. She was fifteen years old and in her fourth month of pregnancy, and I joined thousands of viewers around the world who tuned into her webcam every night watching and waiting to see when her calf would come into the world.
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