Home of my alma mater, many weekend reunions, and - at a later point in my life - my workplace: Northwest Indiana - just around the bend from downtown Chicago. Thus, I was well-acquainted with roadmaps to the Indiana University-Purdue University campuses throughout the state since their graduates became a [...]
"A number of factors can affect the sleep cycles. For example, if a person is not breathing well during sleep (snoring or sleep apnea), this will disturb the normal sequences and cause the individual to awaken feeling unrestored. Sleep quality can be diminished by the use of electronic devices, tobacco [...]
I was offered a “pass.” It was a routine appointment approximately one year following Mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s in late 1997. The physician quietly handed over to me a written order saying, “Admission to nursing home.” And then he waited silently for my response. Having toured the area nursing homes [...]
2002-2003 Those were the SARS years, but communications were so different in the early 2000’s! The internet was still quite new – and most hospitals did not yet have websites. Our regional television networks and newspapers reported on the threat of the SARS pandemic and we learned that older people [...]
"Some experts worry that a long-standing shortage of palliative care professionals ― who focus on the physical pain and mental and spiritual distress caused by serious illness — could leave many COVID-19 patients in distress... 'There is already a shortage, which will only worsen as demand goes up because of [...]
“Like food sharing, health care was part of life for our ancestors—a major aspect of how they worked together to survive hard times. Humans have an instinctive reaction to provide care and empathy for those who are sick or hurt; it works to our evolutionary advantage. It is only higher-level [...]
During COVID-19, musicians from Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra recorded themselves playing Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” Savor the beauty of the moment created by this music community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eXT60rbBVk
This article was written three years ago - July 2017. In the current context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, physical presence has been curtailed to halt the spread of the virus. But as a friend or family member, there is no more important time than this diagnosis to find a [...]
A physician asks rhetorically: "Does it really matter what we eat?" His response can be found in this recording of 2:53 minutes: Most deaths in the United States are preventable, and related to nutrition. In case you are not already convinced about the importance of good nutrition in a healthy [...]
In the mid-80’s, I served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at National Louis University in the Chicago area. It was here that I became acquainted with James Ellor, Chair of the Human Service Department, who provided a classroom support service on a weekly basis during my adjunct experience. Today, he [...]
