Archive for February, 2009
Plan a Funeral for $800 or Less
Perhaps I’m not particularly sentimental, but after the medical community is done with my body, I want to be cremated and have my ashes thrown in the eyes of my enemy. And like so many others, my end-of-life plans remain incomplete. I still have yet to write the list of enemies. If you, or your [...]
Find Parkinson’s Help Near You
The National Parkinson Foundation website contains a good number of resources that includes publications, links to related sites and NPF Programs. It’s a great resource, but as we’ve said before, we like our resources local because they’re much more likely to meet our specific needs, and the National Parkinson Foundation doesn’t disappoint. The NPF maintains [...]
PBS “Frontline” documentary My Father, My Brother, and Me
Frontline has a program that investigates Parkinson’s from the perspective of journalist Dave Iverson, who’s father and brother were diagnosed with the disease prior to his diagnosis a few years ago. If you’re interested in learning more about Parkinson’s, the PBS Frontline site has a number of resources on thier site. The program’s initial airing [...]
Hoarding and the Elderly
In an earlier post (“Fall Prevention” posted by lmcgowan on January 14, 2009), I provided readers with an overview of the many risk factors associated with falls in the elderly and a list of things they can do to prevent such falls. As we learned in that post, clutter can be a real concern. According [...]
What is POLST?
POLST stands for Physician’s Order for Life Sustaining Treatment. A POLST Paradigm form is a brightly colored, medical order form, used to write orders indicating life-sustaining treatment wishes for seriously ill patients. It addresses two needs. It turns treatment wishes of an individual (something you might find on an advanced directive) into actionable medical orders [...]
Will Long-Term Care Matter to You? Likely.
This is one that you won’t have to think about…unless you, or a parent, needs long-term care. And since 60% of people 65 and older will need long-term care there’s a very good chance you’ll be faced with it sometime in your life. If you do the math, for an individual and two parents, the [...]