What’s the difference? Quite a lot!
Dementia and Hospice Care
When does someone living with dementia qualify for hospice?
The Role of Speech-Language Pathology in Hospice and Palliative Care
A speech-language pathologist (SLP) can be your key to navigating some of the most common threats to the quality of your life when you’re living with a serious illness. Find out how in this post!
2 Reasons You Need A Health Care Power of Attorney
There are many reasons why you may choose to have a healthcare power of attorney, but there are two specific reasons why you NEED one. Both reasons have to do with giving you freedom to deviate away from the path of default medical management. Let’s review!
What is the Mission of Palliative Care?
“Doc, do you ever feel a conflict between your mission as a palliative care doctor and the mission of the intensive care unit?”
I Asked for Palliative Care! Why is a Hospice Calling Me??
What you may not know about many at-home palliative care programs, and why it could (accidentally) throw you for a loop.
Palliative Care and Chemotherapy
Let’s clear up some misconceptions about the relationship between palliative care and chemotherapy.
Getting The Hard Truth From Your Doctor
If you got diagnosed with a serious illness, do you think your doctor would be more honest about your future if YOU were a doctor too? Depending on how cynical you are, the answer may surprise you!
5 Questions To Ask A Potential Hospice
How do I know I’m signing up with a good hospice?
Halloween Shake Up
Instead of letting another Halloween pass by where we poke fun at death and dying with costumes and candy, what if we took the opportunity to embrace our mortality and actually talk about what matters the most to us in the end?