Category Archives: end of life care

Caregiver Revolution at Arlington Library – July 18th

Posted on July 10, 2012 by webmaven

Next Wednesday at 6pm I’ll be giving a presentation and signing books at Poughkeepsie Library’s Arlington Branch. Should be lots of fun…I hope to have a powerpoint presentation up and (semi) running and show some great new internet and gaming tools for the … Continue reading →

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A Guidebook for Hospice Volunteers

Posted on July 8, 2012 by webmaven

This is a very well written and informative 140 page ebook that downloads as a pdf file. It was written by Francisca Stolzenbach and even though it takes a minute, it is well worth downloading. I rediscovered this on thehospicewebsite in the … Continue reading →

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Just another profound deathbed meditation on the meaning of life…

Posted on July 3, 2012 by webmaven

Thank you and cartoon credit to: CreateYourReality – a very cool fb page! I hope that this cartoon shows up for you…if for some reason it doesn’t appear you can certainly see it at our Caregiver Revolution facebook page. Thanks for … Continue reading →

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Exit Laughing

Posted on May 30, 2012 by webmaven

Recommended Read: Exit Laughing: How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death – Google Books. Highly recommended by all of us here at Caregiver Revolution!  

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Benefits of Tai Chi and Qi Gong

Posted on May 25, 2012 by webmaven

I said that I was going to post about some good strategies for preventative and lifestyle medicine and here is a good place to start…a basic article but with scientific studies showing the benefits of these two ancient practices. Benefits … Continue reading →

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National Plan for Alzheimer’s

Posted on May 16, 2012 by webmaven

The Obama admin came out with a new website and plans for fighting Alzheimer’s. See Alzheimer’s plan outlined. I personally dislike the terminology of “fighting” a disease. It often seems it’s the only way that our western medical system knows … Continue reading →

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