Monthly Archives: July 2018

Through home visits, very ill people get help with pain, stress and symptoms. Medical centers, initially skeptical, now embrace the program because it helps patients and makes financial sense. Source: Pre-Hospice Care At Home Helps Keep Patients Out Of The … Continue reading →

Source: Grief Healing: Traumatic Loss: Surviving a Parent’s Sudden, Accidental Death

When all hell breaks loose and problems seem insurmountable, social workers can maintain a resourceful attitude that overcomes challenges and keeps them sane! Source: Awakening from the nursing home nightmare – Hospice social work: honest, practical, comprehensive

A Mother’s Question is this week’s AfterTalk Inspirational, a comment in response to an Ask Dr. Neimeyer Q&A with a mother whose son died of suicide. Source: A Mother’s Question: AfterTalk Inspirational 7.5.18 – AfterTalkAfterTalk

Mark Truty, M.D., has dedicated his career to giving patients with pancreatic cancer more quality time with their loved ones. Much […] Source: A revolution in pancreatic cancer treatment | Advancing the Science

“It would have tickled her so much to know that he’s actually done it.” Source: Woman Pulls Hilarious Plant-Watering Prank On Husband Years After Her Death | HuffPost

Source: How Grieving With Gratitude Saved Me | HuffPost

Priceless gifts are received in our deepest struggles Source: Lessons I Learned the Year My Husband Almost Died | Psychology Today

There are some skills you hope you never need to use, but having them could be a matter of life and death: welcome to bleeding control. Source: Tourniquet Use Should Be One of Your Basic First Aid Skills

The violence plaguing Chicago made international headlines Wednesday, after a violent and bloody Fourth of July weekend. Source: 102 shot, 15 fatally, in Chicago over July 4 holiday weekend | abc7chicago.com