Picture two different families, each dealing with a diagnosis of dementia in one of its members. In one case, the patient is a retired executive, whose family tries as long as possible to keep the diagnosis secret, relying primarily on professional caregivers and eventually a nursing home. In another case, [...]
"In this episode, Dhru and Reverend Beckwith discuss how we are in the ending of one world, the beginning of another, and the possibilities for this new world. They also discuss the true meaning of sacrifice, and the role it plays during these times. Also covered - what it means [...]
Harvard professor Dr. Arthur Kleinman asks, “How do we strengthen caregiving? How do we do those things that will make it recognized as important as it is? It’s going to take a radical rethinking. Our health care system is focused on entirely the wrong issues. Economics is not the most [...]
"Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life... The nation’s family caregivers provide the lion’s share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults’ access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need [...]
I was downstate at the time, just having returned from an overseas teaching assignment. But I was present in mind and spirit for the observance of the first Earth Day in 1970. Now, 50 years later, this article calls for us to "rethink American engagement in global governance." It's a [...]
In recent years, we had hosted Mother’s siblings for an Easter Sunday meal, but at this point, some of her younger sisters were dealing with personal health matters. Never having had caregiver support on Sundays and holidays meant keeping things simple for this year’s celebration. It would be a table [...]
The coronavirus pandemic alters who we are, affecting diverse facets of our psyche. . . . We may approve of some of the changes – toward stronger communal bonds and humanitarian values – and disapprove of others – closed-mindedness, black-and-white thinking. Whether we like it or not, the immense crisis [...]
"Everyone can make a difference, and everyone has a responsibility to do their part. Only by asserting the common bonds of our humanity and our shared investment in sustainable policy responses can the pandemic be overcome." - The Elders LONDON, 18 March 2020 The Elders today call on global leaders [...]
This outbreak will continue to change our lives. We will not go back to the way things were in two weeks. We are looking ahead to a new normal. To protect the most vulnerable members of our communities, the less vulnerable must make responsible and unselfish choices. The necessary interventions [...]
"This crisis makes it all too clear that pursuing one’s own self-interest is not enough. While every one of us has the legal right to purchase as much hand sanitizer as we can find, if that is all we think about, the welfare of others and society itself are at [...]
