Understanding Mental Health Disorders Mental Health Disorders Rising Each year: One in 24 people lives with a serious mental illness. In addition, we know of one in 12 people who admit to a diagnosis of a substance abuse disorder; however, many more may exist. Currently, Alzheimer’s Dementia affects one in 10 people. According to […]
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Helpful Ostomy Training Videos from YouTube Blockages and Obstructions produced by Armando Hasudungan You’ll likely be told to avoid blockages and bowel obstructions if you have an ileostomy or colostomy. However, this video explains a few things that the writer, Vegan Ostomy, does to prevent blockages and some tips she has found helpful if she does
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I want to shout out today to special-needs parents. God bless them; they have their hands full, and their energy tanks are empty most of the time.
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Since I’ve retired, I’ve found myself on a mission to do something about the plight of caregivers. Why am I so stirred up? It’s because there is a severe lack of training for family caregivers.
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One of the most important practices I have is checking my husband’s skin regularly for any signs of skin breakdown. If I see the first hint of a break in the surface, I attack it immediately with repair cream to prevent further damage.
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Managing Venous Catheters Managing Venous Catheters at Home Caregivers frequently receive responsibility for managing venous catheters (IVs) at home a few days before patient discharge from the hospital. Whether the catheter enters the bloodstream from outside the body or internally using a long catheter that ends close to the heart, family caregivers receive training
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Healing Skin Breakdown Healing Skin Breakdown Quickly Before It Gets Worse Is Essential Healing skin breakdown quickly and successfully is essential to prevent serious consequences to your family member’s health. Skin breakdown often leads to full-body infection (sepsis), which can lead to death. Therefore, as we have previously reviewed, (1) we want to keep it
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Caregiving is a very lonely responsibility. If you have ever been a caregiver, you understand what I mean. All caregivers have probably experienced that feeling of being alone when the smoke clears.
In late April, Lynn began to experience a phenonium called “sundowners.” Each night as it began to get dark, he would take a nap and awaken not knowing where he was.
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Living with Mobility Challenges My husband has primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Though he can move both arms and legs, he can move none of them well enough to accomplish tasks. Nerve damage from MS, along with muscle spasms, and weakness from lengthy hospital stays, contributed to his current state of powerchair dependency. As a
Too Many Specialties Complicate Treatment I am concerned that the specialization of medicine is leading to a decrease in the quality of care available rather than an increase. I have seen this more and more over the past several months as my husband has had a series of mystifying medical conditions requiring different “specialties” to
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Did you know what to do, where to go, and what the medical terms being used even meant?
Did you know how and when to switch between spouse/child/sibling/friend/parent/partner and caregiver?
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