Health It Up
These days, everyone is required to have health insurance, or they risk getting a fine. This has its ups and downs. When you are young and in your prime, you probably do not go to the doctor very often. You do not get sick as …
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Keep It Hospice
There is a large difference between a Hospice and palliative care. At a hospice, you have a team people who develop a plan of care for you individually. At Pro Care Hospice you can receive treatment from:
Your primary care physician
The hospice physician
Registered nurses
Home health aides …
Meet The Staff
Expecting the unexpected is something that is underestimated. People may not think about a hospice until they have someone in their life that has to go there. When you find out that someone you love has hit a point in their sickness where they have …
What’s Going On?
When you have a loved one who is terminally ill, there are several things that may be running through your mind. You have probably been given the option of putting them in a hospice, but you simply may not know what all that entails. Pro …
What Happens at a Hospice
Many people believe that when they send a loved one to a Hospice, it means that you are sending them somewhere to die. That is not the case. A hospice is a place where people go because they are no longer responding to treatment. Las …
Tips for Communicating with a Child in Pediatric Hospice Care
When a loved one you care about is dying, it’s hard to talk with them. There’s so much you want to say to offer support and encouragement, but the words that come to mind never seem right. In our experience, this is especially true when …
Let’s Talk: Teens With Cancer Need to Connect
The American Cancer Society defines an adolescent as age 15-19. In that age group, more than 5,000 new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed every year and more than 10 percent of them are expected to die from their condition.
With these …
Talking About Death With Children
There are certain conversations that no one likes to have with their children. Death is no exception. However, taking the time to discuss death with your children can make all the difference when a loved one passes away.
Do’s
There are a few things you …
Helping Children Cope with Loss
More often than not, the people hit the hardest by loss in a family are the children. Their open hearts and innocently curious minds have a difficult time processing that someone they love and care about is not coming back. Thankfully, you can lessen the …
Finding the Right Palliative Care for You
Now that you have decided that palliative care is, in fact, the right course of treatment for you, you have to find a palliative care provider that meets your needs. Of course you can do the standard online search and choose a care provider from …
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