How to Deliver Thoughtful Prayers for the Dying A hospice is built on kindness. It is a place firmly but tenderly touched by death. A lot of different kinds of people from very different walks of life come to call a hospice home in the twilight of their lives. For some, it’s a brief stay. […]
Mottled Skin: When Should You Be Concerned? Mottled skin can result from poor blood circulation in the body and can be solved with just a short bath in warm water. However, mottling of the skin can also occur before death. With the many reasons why mottling happens, when should you let yourself worry? What Is […]
Parkinson’s Disease: A Look at Each Stage After Alzheimer’s, the second most leading disorder is Parkinson’s disease. With an approximate number of a million people affected, most in their 60s, 4% of the US population lives with this disease. As it can strike anyone, knowing about Parkinson’s disease, as well as its symptoms, stages, and treatments, […]
Dealing With the Final Stages of Multiple Sclerosis A staggering 2.3 million people suffer from MS worldwide, and nearly a million of them live in the US. And with 200 more cases diagnosed each week, this disease has been affecting people and making life more difficult since its discovery. Let’s take a look at what the final […]
How to Prepare for the Death of a Parent The loss of a parent is always a traumatic event. It is something nobody is ever prepared for. Nobody ever teaches you how to deal with a parent dying with cancer. In most cases, these aren’t things we even think about. We grow up with them, […]
How to Know When to Call Hospice for the Elderly One of the most difficult questions we must ask ourselves is when to use hospice care. Whether it be for our parents, relatives, or loved ones of any kind, we need to talk it out and know for sure when to do what. Read on […]
Choosing Hospice Care for Dementia Knowing that a terminally ill loved one is almost at the end of their journey is a hard reality to accept. The least we can do for them is to provide the utmost comfort and ease them from the burdens they’ve suffered alongside their fight with their disease. When to […]
The Main Bladder Cancer Symptoms Few words exist in the English language that strike as much fear into our hearts as cancer. This deadly disease has been around for a while, and though our methods of combating and controlling it are getting better with time, we are still nowhere near a cure. This is very […]
All About Bladder Cancer Bladder cancer is in the top 10 most common cancer types in the US and is the 9th leading cause of cancer mortality. The recent data from the American Cancer Society has demonstrated that bladder cancer is responsible for more than 81,400 new cancer patients this year – across 62,100 men […]
Stage of Lung Cancer The Definition of Lung Cancer Signs of Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Research: Where Are We at Today? With lung cancer being the leading cause of cancer death today (it is credited for 1.2 million deaths worldwide annually), research on reducing this disease’s statistics increases. From prevention to early detection and new […]
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