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ASK ALICE This Month's Topic: Palliative Care ASK ALICE Dear Alice, My favorite cousin was just diagnosed with a serious illness. Fortunately, the long term prognosis is good, and with treatment she is expected to recover. For now, however, she is in quite a bit of pain, and her...
By Jennie Reichman Do we ever stop learning? I hope not. In the interest of keeping our brains functioning well and our lives engaging, new experiences that challenge our well-worn neural pathways are important. I have been watching my two kittens, now approaching adolescence, learn the...
By Jennie Reichman Something I have always wanted to write in an article: “Breaking News!!” It makes me feel like a real journalist, with eyes and ears open to intriguing stories and exciting, important events. So here goes: Breaking News!! Experienced Goods, our much loved and long-lived...
ASK ALICE This Month's Topic: Death Doulas Dear Alice, My neighbor is dying and they’ve hired a Death Doula. They’ve got so much going on that I didn’t want to add to their burden so I’m asking you…What is a Death Doula? What do they do? I’ve heard of a...
By Eileen Glover “Hospice volunteer…?” The eyebrows move a little closer together. The voice lowers just a smidge. “Oh, I don’t know if I could do that…” They look off into the distance for a moment before coming back to the conversation. I’ve suggested the idea...
ASK ALICE Dear Alice, A friend has convinced me to do an advance directive. She didn’t tell me what form to use, though, and there are so many options online! Some are detailed and go into lots of specifics, others are more general, and some leave a...
I have tiny ponies running through my house. Lest you think working in a thrift store has finally melted my brain, let me offer one word: Kittens. Two of them. Five months old, newly adopted sisters, furry, adorable packages of limitless energy. My friend Hannah,...
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Our hospice library collection is now cataloged online, which allows you to search for and reserve books from home. We can then pull the book from the shelf for you to pick up at your convenience. Here is the direct link: https://www.librarycat.org/lib/bahospice Have a look around! To...
ASK ALICE Dear Alice, Happy new year! My New Year’s resolution for 2021 was to complete my advance directive (AD) and discuss my wishes with my agents and other loved ones. And believe it or not, I did it! It wasn’t easy, but I completed the last of...