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Suzanne Mintz

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NFCA President

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posted 07/20/2008, comments (0)

It’s What Neighbors Do

"It's what neighbors do," says Debra every time I thank her for helping us out. The point is not that most neighbors are as willing to help as Debra helps us. The issue is that you'll never know unless you ask and not all family caregivers and care recipients are willing to reach out or except help if it is offered. Sure you need time to... Read more Chevron

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Dan Taylor

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posted 06/29/2008, comments (0)

Making Caregiving Simpler

I marvel at our health care system from moment to moment. We can diagnosis dementia and Deng Fever with equal ease and accuracy. At the same time the partitioned and fractured system of delivery channels and professionals almost guarantees a suffocating level of complexity and confusion. It really doesn't have to be and in... Read more Chevron

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Cheryle Gartley

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posted 05/26/2008, comments (0)

Living with Quiggles: Life Lessons from Baseball

Stigma:1) The recognition of difference based on some distinguishing characteristic or mark2) A consequent devaluation of the person Quiggles: A made-up term (by famous sociologist, Erving Goffman) to identify all of the variations and difference of the human body which occur either from birth, daily wear and tear, accident, or... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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Health Journalist

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posted 10/11/2007, comments (2)

George Clooney's Medical Records: Don't Blame the Technology

The news that dozens of hospital staffers accessed A-lister George Clooney's medical records has the blogosphere, and some patients' rights groups, buzzing. If Clooney's records could be made public, couldn't anyone's? The story, in brief: On Sept. 21 Clooney and his girlfriend Sarah Larson took a spill from Clooney's... Read more Chevron

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Rick Wirtz

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posted 04/10/2007, comments (0)

Pre-Surgery Blues and Jitters

Surgeries come in two flavors, elective and non-elective, and both can be the source of significant worry and, at times, depressive thoughts and feelings. Regardless of the type of surgery (elective or non-) the reality is that there is almost always something wrong with our body or the promise of something that might go wrong in the... Read more Chevron

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