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When you can't hold a funeral
Between travel concerns and restrictions on group gatherings, holding a traditional funeral can be challenging. Many families are turning...
Ann Hollander
Oct 19, 20202 min read
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Supporting a person with arthritis
Arthritis is a difficult condition to understand as an onlooker. The pain is invisible and unpredictable. Some days are good. Other days...
Ann Hollander
Oct 11, 20202 min read
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What is palliative care?
Life with a serious illness is not all dreary and glum. The condition and its symptoms can certainly take over. But daily life continues....
Ann Hollander
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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What is "mindfulness," anyway?
Many people confuse mindfulness with meditation and Eastern religions. Mindfulness is a skill gained by training your mind to observe...
Ann Hollander
Sep 28, 20202 min read
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Nonverbal signs of pain
Dementia itself does not cause physical pain. But people with dementia still encounter pain, just like anyone else: headaches, arthritis,...
Ann Hollander
Sep 21, 20202 min read
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BPH: Weighing surgical options
Ever wondered why older men seem to need to urinate frequently? An enlarged prostate gland is likely to blame. The condition, benign...
Ann Hollander
Sep 14, 20202 min read
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Getting the most from doctor visits
Time with a doctor is precious—and that creates pressure to make the most of each visit. Whether your loved one's next appointment is in...
Ann Hollander
Sep 7, 20202 min read
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"But I wasn't there when she died"
Many of us hold unconscious covenants with our kin. Among the most poignant, perhaps, is a commitment to "be there" when death is near....
Ann Hollander
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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