Palliative care

Confusion About Palliative Services Vs. Hospice Care Is Understandable

Dear Carol: After caring for my mom for years, I moved her to memory care due to her dementia. At 93, she...

November is a month of awareness and Egosan is eager to be part of these celebrations. So, let’s begin by letting you...

One day while I was working at my newspaper job, the phone rang. It was the head nurse at Dad’s nursing home....

The mission of hospice providers is to help people live their last months or weeks of life in the most comfortable, dignified...

Many of us feel honored to provide care for our aging parents or ill spouses, but this honor can also present serious...

Dear Carol: My mom has advanced lung disease as well as late-stage Alzheimer’s. We know that there are no cures for either...

Family members are often relieved and hopeful when a dying loved one suddenly becomes more aware of their surroundings or begins talking...

Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve...

Traditional marriage vows generally contain the words “through sickness and in health.” For some couples, chronic sickness in the form of a...

When the paperwork was finally signed to get hospice care for my dad, I was grateful. There would now be a routine...