13 MARCH 2015

On the battlegrounds in the mountainous terrains of Afghanistan, American soldiers had waged a mighty struggle to avoid constant ambush. At home, primary caregivers could find themselves facing a similar struggle whenever they open their doors to the services of home health agencies.  Always try to establish open lines of communications with visiting nurses. If you don’t, your whole family could become embattled in a horrible experience that they will not soon forget. Continue reading BORDERLINE HEALTHCARE: THE BACKSTORY →

THE DEATH PANEL:  THE BACK STORY

“In hospitals, we see them everywhere.   Senior doctors in white coats–males and females–with trainees in tow. We see them marching up and down the shiny tiled halls of our medical facilities.  They barely have time to talk to you as they rush in and out of hospital rooms with plastic clipboards and pens in hand.   Are these people potentially “medical terminators” waiting to pass judgment on our loved one’s life expectancy?   Once before, I’ve  had them threaten  me to take away my mom.   Are they part of some  secret “death panel”?

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