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Jacqueline Marcell

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posted 04/02/2008, comments (2)

Lifesharers - A Great Organ Donation Program

I am a long-time member of the LifeSharers organ donation program, mainly because I was shocked to learn that every year Americans bury or cremate 20,000 transplantable organs. That means about 8,000 Americans die needlessly every year just waiting for an organ. As of March 31, 2008: * LifeSharers has 11,096 members, representing a 35%... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 04/02/2008, comments (2)

Head Injuries Can Come Back to Haunt Us

A 62-year-old friend of mine was getting out of bed recently, he fell as a result of a prescription drug side effect that can cause dizziness. He injured himself badly. Part of the injury was because he smacked his forehead and face against a post. While he was worried about the cuts, scrape and bruises, I was worried about a concussion. I was... Read more Chevron

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David Roeltgen, MD

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posted 03/31/2008, comment (1)

Diagnosing Alzheimer's: The Problem With Medicine

In my last Alzheimer's blog we asked, "Why is it that sometimes health professionals disagree about the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in a specific patient?" For example, today in our group meeting (Where a group of us review the patients that we have seen during the week), we discussed a patient who was told by a previous... Read more Chevron

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Dorian Martin

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posted 03/31/2008, comments (2)

Understanding A Loved One's Decision on When To Die

Friday (March 28) marked the sixth month anniversary of my very last "conversation" with my mother. Earlier that week, Mom had begun to fall into a stupor in which she didn't respond to words and increasingly didn't notice movement. As I mentioned in one of my shareposts that followed her death, Mom started looking... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/30/2008, comment (1)

Caregiving - lessons learned from caring for my parents

I am pleased to comment here, and here is my story. I took on the complete caregiving responsibilities for my parents and thus freed my sister to live her life while I gave care. I felt blessed to be able to free my sister since she had raised 4 kids on her own. My background: I cared for both my Father and Mother in my... Read more Chevron

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