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Shortfall Of Comfort Care Signals Undue Suffering For Coronavirus Patients

"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 [...]

2020-07-05T17:56:22-05:00July 5th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
Shortfall Of Comfort Care Signals Undue Suffering For Coronavirus Patients

Creating Community
As His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core

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 [...]

2020-06-25T01:50:15-05:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
As His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core

A Sense of Place
This Disruptive Moment – Re-thinking Aging and Aging Services

“The senior living field has long been ripe for disruption. While the pandemic is causing incredible stress and suffering, it can also be a launch [...]

Mindful Presence
How a Friend’s Discernment Led to Dad’s Hospice Experience

In 2003, we were many miles apart but still in touch – two decades after being colleagues in a Chicago-area hospital. Stephanie Mayercik, my “wise [...]

Creating Community
Human Rights Violations of Elders With Dementia Led to Suffering and Death

I was simply stunned. This time, it hit close to home. My deceased father had been in a highly invisible group of people ... [...]

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Amazon #1 Best Seller – Luminous and Scholarly

I learned about The Chalice and The Blade during a 1987 dinner meeting of Women in Management in Chicago's downtown chapter. The book is [...]

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