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Caring for a loved one: Navigating the Challenges and Finding Support.
Many families find themselves taking their loved ones to the doctor during the busy holiday season. The stress of the holidays can make an already difficult situation even harder. However,...
The holidays can be a difficult time for family caregivers.
When you are the primary caregiver for a loved one, it can be easy to forget about taking care of yourself.
This holiday season, make...
The holidays can be a difficult time for family caregivers.
When you are the primary caregiver for a loved one, it can be easy to forget about taking care of yourself.
This holiday season, make...
Is this your story?
“Oh no! The holidays are here already!
Commercials, ads, Amazon feeds, emails flooding my inbox...how can I forget?
I’m not ready yet. Too much going on....
"It Depends"
Some time ago, I was caring for a 94-year-old gentleman. An active senior, he lived alone in his small home, doing most everything for himself. Basic self-care tasks like eating,...
For physicians, tight schedules, demanding workloads, and lack of training are just a few barriers to starting end-of-life advance care planning conversations with our patients. An even more...
Vamshi Gunukula of DirectShifts, a physician staffing company, interviewed me on 3/4/21. We discuss a variety of issues that primary care doctors face, from end-of-life advance care planning to...