Archive for
May 2009
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The art of caregiving often has guilt as its constant companion. At Leeza’s Place we give caregivers permission to feel whatever they are experiencing and then we give them a strategy, an approach, a shoulder to cry on, a heart to lean on and the faith that they will make it through. We know that [...]
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Crowdsourced online health care solutions have become increasingly popular within the last year. One notable contributor in this space is Northern California-based Curetogether. Alexandra Carmichael, Curetogether’s Cofounder, had this to say about crowdsourcing:
“I define crowdsourcing as people coming together to collaboratively solve problems. When it comes to health, crowdsourcing has the potential to have a [...]
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Introduction
I used to play Bluegrass music. I also used to play Klezmer music, Swing music, Cajun music, Folk music, Western Swing music and Dixieland music, but Bluegrass music was what got me started. On June 5th, 1976, I bought a bass, and by the weekend I had played several gigs, and I had blisters on [...]
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It has often been years since anyone paid attention to your elder’s physical appearance, and a little bit of attention goes a long way. Bring her to the hairdresser. Give her a regular pedicure and manicure. If it’s in the budget, a facial is a real treat. Make sure she has clothing that’s appropriate for [...]
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I wish I had known what a marathon this is…battling Alzheimer’s disease is an endurance race, the likes of which I could have never imagined. Although people tried to tell me, I suppose I couldn’t quite appreciate at the time how valuable everyday is.
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My first experience with caregiving came at a relatively young age, 25. The man I loved was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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For years, medical alert systems have provided family caregivers with the confidence to function away from home without worrying about the safety of their loved ones. With the rapid progress in medical alert technology, these services are no incredibly quick and simple to use.
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Porter and Teisberg collaborated on a book in 2006 named Redefining Healthcare which is focused on two of my favorite topics Healthcare and Competitive Strategy. Michael Porter, the man responsible for so many frameworks in competitive strategy; the five forces, value chain, cost advantage, differentiation has brought that competitive strategy analysis to healthcare. His underlying [...]
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Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how [...]
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For eleven years I pleaded with my elderly father to allow a caregiver to
help him with my ailing mother, but after 55 years of loving each other–he
adamantly insisted on taking care of her himself. Every caregiver I hired to
help him sighed in exasperation, “Jacqueline, I just can’t work with your
father–his temper is impossible to handle. [...]
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Pray for me I was once like you
Be kind and loving to me that’s how I would have treated you
Remember I was once someone’s parent or spouse
I had a life and a dream for the future
Speak to me; I can hear you even if I don’t
understand what you are saying
Speak to me of things in [...]
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Are you looking for a marketing/community relations position where you can utilize your people and sales skills to build up relationships and manage accounts? Building and keeping customer relations with all of my customers is one of my strongest attributes.
You will be establishing relationships with Social Workers, Doctors, Discharge Planners and other medical professionals in [...]
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Caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer’s is a tough journey. You must be able to survive one emotional upheaval after another and there are many paradoxes when one is attempting to stay connected with a spouse or parent who is becoming a different person. Caregivers and family members experience profound losses and relationship issues. [...]
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I expect to pass through this life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do for my fellow being, let me do it now…as I shall not pass this way again. – William Penn
When I began to study naturopathy I was faced with the first [...]
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A friend called me this week, very upset about her mother’s ill health. Of most concern was the intense, unrelenting pain her mother was experiencing. My friend was distressed about not being able to do more to relieve her mother’s pain, despite being a nurse. She had done what she could and had monitored her [...]
