Discussion of the responsibility for our own health through empowerment and “emotional nutrition.” Includes a personal story of caregiving, stress, disease, and the ability to take care of one’s self.
Home care is considered to be one of the most desirable options for senior care. Here is a checklist of questions to help you determine the right agency for your needs.
After six years of losing her loved one, pain, fear, and love all persist in the daily life of the survivor. This compelling story of loss explores the importance of lasting memories.
Learn about the different types of aphasia and how to communicate with dementia and stroke impaired persons.
Rabbi Yellin shares what he has learned from his mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s. It is not how long our days are but the singular moments in time that is worth an eternity.
This is one family’s struggle with Alzheimers disease and its progression. The one thing that is certain is change.
A summary of the role of the thyroid in bodily functions. Thyroid disorders along with risk factors, signs, and symptoms also are discussed.
The goal of any physician treating patients with COPD is to help prevent and relieve their patients symptons and to help patients bettermanage the effects of their disease and live as full and active lives as possible.
AMD is a common eye disease associated with aging that gradually destroys sharp, central vision. Learn more about macular degeneration here.
All diabetics are at risk of developing sight-threatening eye diseases. Learn more about eye diseases related to diabetes here.
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens that causes loss of vision. This brochure is about age-related cataract, the most common type.
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises, leading to vision loss–or even blindness. This brochure is about open-angle glaucoma, the most common form of the disease.
