End of Life issues | Powerful Patient

Living with Barth Syndrome

by JoyceGraff | Jan 22, 2015 | Barth Syndrome, End of Life issues, Genetic Testing or DNA Testing, Podcast, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Shelley speaks with Mike and Joyce about life with Barth Syndrome, and how families cope when life ends.

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Managing Caregiver Stress

by JoyceGraff | Jan 1, 2015 | Caregiving, Empowering Yourself, End of Life issues, Love, Marriage, and Children, Managing Fear, Managing Stress, Podcast | 0 |

Joyce talks with Eve and with Dr. Sheryle Baker about the changes that occur in the dynamics between the patient and the caregiver, and how we can all help the caregiver survive.

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Passing it Forward – DIPG

by JoyceGraff | Feb 6, 2014 | Brain tumor, Cancer, in general, End of Life issues, Podcast | 0 |

Mike and Joyce speak with Louise Bunting about her experience, about DIPG, and about turning her grief and that of her family and friends into positive action, passing forward the kindness that was shown to them.

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Betty Garrett – Caring for Caregivers

by JoyceGraff | Jan 9, 2014 | Cancer, in general, Caregiving, End of Life issues, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Podcast, Teamwork with doctors | 0 |

As the wife of a cancer patient, Betty Garrett was thrust into the role of caregiver and didn’t have a clue what to do, but she learned quickly.

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Lessons from Mark and Forrest

by Michael Lawing | Apr 21, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Cancer, in general, Clinical Trials, Conditions, Developing Local Medical Resources, Empowering Yourself, End of Life issues, Genetic Testing or DNA Testing, Getting a Diagnosis, Managing Fear, Managing Pain, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Mesothelioma, Promoting Research, Teamwork with doctors | 0 |

Mike Lawing shares his thoughts about life, risk factors, and our different vulnerabilities to cancers and other diseases such as mesothelioma.

Advice for Caregivers

by JoyceGraff | Feb 17, 2011 | Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia, End of Life issues, Podcast | 0 |

Viki Kind, a medical ethicist and hospice volunteer who specializes in medical ethics, talks with Joyce about her book, The Caregiver’s Path To Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices For Those Who Can’t (Home Nursing Caring). Over 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimers, and many more have lost or will lose their ability to decide through strokes, brain injuries, mental illness and developmental disabilities. One in four people will need someone else to decide for them as they face the end of their life. Many are now making or will be in the future making decisions for a loved one, or need that service ourselves.

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Category: End of Life issues

Living with Barth Syndrome

Managing Caregiver Stress

Passing it Forward – DIPG

Betty Garrett – Caring for Caregivers

Lessons from Mark and Forrest

Advice for Caregivers

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