MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'caring'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182331&cid=t_115480_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fwhat-does-letting-go-mean%2F Let go as they fall “To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means ’I can’t do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, its the realization I can’t control another human. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, Which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame another, it’s to make the most of myself To let go is not to care for, but to care about. To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive. To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies. To let go is not to be protective, it’s to permit another to face reali... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182331 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:16:04 +0100 5182331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008469&cid=t_115480_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifewithadhd.com%2Fadhd-in-the-classroom%2Fgetting-help-for-adhd-what-proactive-caring-parents-need-to-know.php Getting help for ADHD is critical if your child is to have a normal and productive life. Trying to deal with even the simplest of daily routines can become a major struggle for ADHD kids and so the quicker you can get a diagnosis and begin treatment, the better it will be for everyone involved in your child’s life. ADHD is a neurological disorder that impairs a child’s ability to focus and concentrate. It can also include hyperactive tendencies but doesn’t necessarily have to. Children with ADHD have a difficult time doing any activity which requires concentration. In order to get help for ADHD, you need to consider each facet of your child’s life and implement a many pronged approach in order to achieve effective treatment. There are many directions you can turn ... Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008469 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5008469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4288671&cid=t_115480_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F48Bg9jO_0Rk%2F What do people say about you when you’re not around? A couple of years ago, when I first started blogging, I met this guy, David Fowler. He had started a parenting blog shortly after I did and we struck up a friendship. He’s a talented writer with a razor-sharp wit. Sure we teased each other back and forth, as guys tend to do, but I’ll say this about Dave, he’s one of the most honest, and genuine people I know. And the funny thing is, that’s pretty much the opinion of anyone I run into who has “met” him (online). Why is that? Well, for one, Dave’s the kind of guy who offers to help you without being asked. He promotes your stuff when there’s nothing in it for him, and who is always there when you need someone to talk to. And he’s funny an... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4288671 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:44:20 +0100 4288671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190225&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F21%2Fthe-new-midlife-crisis-suicide%2F Dan Fields, freelance health writer and former editor in chief of Dr. Andrew Weil’s Self-Healing newsletter, recently sent me a link to his piece for a cool new online publication called “The Good Men Project Magazine.” I was especially intrigued by his exploration of midlife suicide and why the rate is highest among any age group. You can get to his fascinating piece by following this link. I have excerpted a few paragraphs below: In 2007 (the latest year for which statistics are available), people aged forty-five to fifty-four had the highest suicide rate of any age group: 17.7 per 100,000. (The national average was 11.5 per 100,000.) And the rate for fifty-five to sixty-four-year-olds showed the greatest increase from the previous year. Researchers don’t yet know... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190225 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:48:57 +0100 4190225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4175694&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdr-patient-doctors-and-self-care%2F2010.11.17 I did a little “self care” earlier this week. I did it by not caring for myself. I went to the doctor. I was sitting in the waiting area for my appointment and saw the mother of one of my patients. “Why are you here?” she asked. “I have a doctor’s appointment,” I replied. She got a curious look on her face, asking: “Don’t you doctors just take care of yourselves? I thought that was what doctors did.” We do take care of ourselves. In fact, we do it far more often than we should. Being your own doctor allows for a lot of denial. When you spend your day advocating healthy lifestyles after you had trouble finding pants that would fit in the morning, denial is necessary. “Do as I say, not as I do.” I realize that this is hypocrisy — that is why I was ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4175694 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:00:34 +0100 4175694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118934&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-big-picture-benefit-of-primary-care%2F2010.10.28 Her eyes were bloodshot. She responded to my casual greeting of “How are you?” with a sigh. “How am I? I’m alive, I can tell you that much for sure.” She went on to describe a situation with her adult son who’s in a bad marriage and has struggled with addiction. She sighed again: “I feel weak. I don’t know if I can deal with this one. I’ve had so many hard things in my life already. When will it stop?” “Many hard things” — yes, I agree with that assessment. She’s been my patient for more than a decade, and I’ve had a front row seat to her life. Her husband died a few years ago (while in his 40′s) of a longstanding chronic disease. Her daughter also has this disease, and has been slowly declining over time. I’ve watched her bear that burden,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118934 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:00:29 +0100 4118934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3957912&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fletting-doctors-care-for-their-patients%2F2010.09.10 “Ouch! That really hurts! You win, please stop torquing my arm behind my back. “Uncle! I said, Uncle!!” Yes, the threshold has been reached. We docs no longer need a tennis court or a Mercedes, our kids are fine in public schools, and we will happily buy our own damn pens. But, please, just give us some modicum of autonomy. Throw us a measly scrap and let us take care of our patients as we see best. Like Dr. Saul Greenfield so beautifully said today in the Wall Street Journal. The paragraph that stood out the most for me is as follows: Physician autonomy is a major defense against those who comfortably sit in remote offices and make calculations based on concerns other than an individual patient’s welfare. Uniformity of practice is a nonsensical goal that fails to a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3957912 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3957912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808667&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-doctors-feelings-about-caring-for-abnormal-kids%2F2010.08.01 I’ve been practicing for sixteen years now, doing both internal medicine and pediatrics. One of the joys of that is watching kids under my care grow up and not having to give up their care just because they get older. The spectrum is wide, with some kids growing up in “normal” families with “normal lives,” others in “abnormal” families, and yet others with inherently “abnormal” lives due to illness or disability. But the kids aren’t the only thing that has changed over the past sixteen years. Their doctor has changed as well. My comfort zones have widened, not getting rattled by “abnormal” as I once did. I used to feel uncomfortable with the mentally and emotionally disabled, now I am not. I used to feel sorry for parents with “abnormal” children. I used to feel... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808667 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:00:16 +0100 3808667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808848&cid=t_115480_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fhalt-for-health%2F HALT. Don’t get too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. As a codependent I use this reminder to help me set healthy limits for myself, which I never learned as a child of an alcoholic. In the past, I often believed I should be able to go for days without food or sleep. I also tested the limits of my ability to handle enormous doses of stress and isolation without tending to my own emotional needs. Al-Anon has taught me a gentler, simpler way of caring for myself. I find it of great benefit to have a brief list of the most basic areas in which I neglect my own well-being: nourishment, emotional wellness, fellowship, and physical rest. First, is my stomach rumbling? Then I need to stop what I’m doing and eat some food. Am I too angry about the trivial details of my life? If so ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808848 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:49:00 +0100 3808848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790704&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-dumbing-down-of-nursing-academics%2F2010.07.26 I’m embarrassed to say this, but the nursing profession is making a mockery of healthcare education by downgrading the post-graduate degree process. The nursing education requirements in the advertisement seen here are an embarrassment to the nursing profession. Mrs. Happy pointed out an advertisement from her nursing magazine offering advanced nursing education opportunities. This advertisement for the doctor nurse practitioner (DNP) training track at Creighton University is a mockery of the rigorous educational requirements necessary to care for patients independently. Check out the nursing education requirements on their advertisement: No entrance exam required?  No clinical experience?  No thesis required?  What has this world come to? These are professionals who are going to... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790704 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3790704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374152&cid=t_115480_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Fworking-a-thankless-job%2F Random thought: Pharmacists often say that it’s those special patients, the ones that praise us and bring us treats/goodies to show their appreciation, that make it all worthwhile. Those that send us notes and Christmas Cards. Those that share pictures of their family and stories of both pain and prosperity. They drown out the shouts of the patients that see you as a servant and talk at you like a slave. Those special patients help you make it through a tough day because you know you’ve made an impact on their life, and you might’ve even saved their life. I guess I see the glass as half empty. I think that the yells of the asshole make it harder to appreciate the thanks of a patient that recognizes your caring, compassion, and service. The adage says, “It’s be... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374152 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:45:16 +0100 3374152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339808&cid=t_115480_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FnRw09tNZoIU%2F Let go as they fall “To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means ’I can’t do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, its the realization I can’t control another human. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, Which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame another, it’s to make the most of myself To let go is not to care for, but to care about. To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive. To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies. To let go is not to be protective, it’s to permit another to face reali... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339808 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:45:51 +0100 3339808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3666166&cid=t_115480_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2010-01-13-cancer-treatment%2Fsharing-is-caring-take-action-now%2F To keep your spirits high in 2010, we ask you to leave a comment anywhere at http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org to inspire others we are going the same path. We would love to hear more: from anybody that has a cancer loved one that is still around in this world or is no longer suffering pain in the other world. Just drop by and write whatever that comes up into your mind, including the anger that cancer has caused or the well needed 5 minute break when you care for a cancer patient from our metastatic liver cancer survivors to inspire other cancer patients how to do everything right in order to cure their cancer. Sharing is caring! Take action Now:Leave a Comment,so others walking the same road,can walk it together with you! Hey, This Is Good Content, Please Share It! (Source: Metast... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3666166 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:06:45 +0100 3666166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019203&cid=t_115480_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F22%2Ftoo-often-we-underestimate-the-power-of-a-touch%2F One of the most comforting forms of support you can give a person with cancer is the use of touch. Family caregivers can significantly reduce symptoms in cancer patients at home through use of simple touch and massage techniques. These findings were recently reported at the 6th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology. Study [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019203 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:09:05 +0100 3019203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851850&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F01%2Fthe-situation-of-caring%2F From the University of Rochester (press release): Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October 1 in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. “Stopping to experience our natural surroundings can have social as well as personal benefits,” says Richard Ryan, coauthor and professor of psychology, psychiatry and education at the University of Rochester. While the salubrious effects of nature are well documented, from increasing happiness and physical health to lowering stress, this study shows that the benefits extend to a person’s values and actions. Exposure to natural as opposed to man-made environments leads people to value... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851850 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:01:36 +0100 2851850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2836186&cid=t_115480_101_f&fid=38975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicblog999.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F27%2Fits-a-shame-its-so-rare%2F This post isn’t about a patient as such, but instead about a group of nurses and carers at one of my local nursing homes. I witnessed something the other day that I don’t see often, something that I am sure all pre-hospital care providers the world over would find rather remarkable even though it should be the most basic standard of care offered to our elderly population. That of a team of nurses and carers who truly ‘care’ for their residents in their nursing home. I, like many others have worried about the what ifs of if my parents or I will ever end up in a nursing home. I honestly hope that when it’s my time to go, I go quickly and don’t end up living for years in one of the many nursing homes whose care can sometimes be seen as ‘questionable&#... Medic999 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2836186 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:30:44 +0100 2836186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695368&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fronald-biggs-cruel-and-unnatural.html Ronald Biggs has been condemned to spend the rest of his life begging for care from the NHS. Jack Straw, the Justice Minister said:Biggs has shown no remorse for his appalling crime. I see no reason why the British taxpayer should continue to foot the bill for his medical care. He has been discharged from prison with immediate effect and will have care in the community like everyone else in this country.Jack StrawBigg's son, Michael, was outraged. "This is cruel beyond belief. Dad is doubly incontinent, cannot feed himself and is lapsing in and out of consciousness. He returned to this country to get the medical care to which he, as a British citizen, is entitled. Now he has been refused support in the community by a young girl who is not even medically qualified."Local social services, wh... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695368 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:45:00 +0100 2695368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616838&cid=t_115480_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FYK0ST42iG4E%2Fcaring-for-our-parents.html This is a serious book by an accomplished journalist, writer--Howard Gleckman.'If you are a Boomer, you should buy this book and put it on the coffee table. You will need it in the future to take care of yourself. The notes section of this book, alone, is worth the purchase price. The 22 pages of notes come in the form of a bibliography that you will be referring to over and over in the years ahead. Caring for Our Parents is chock full of information and example that you, and I, will need as we age'. --Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading RoomCaring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent Health CrisisThe title of this book is misleading. In my opinion, the title would keep millions of Americans that need this book from buying it. The t... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616838 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:01:38 +0100 2616838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2571158&cid=t_115480_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FR82Ii6i_pn4%2Fcaring-for-caregiver.html Since few of us our inventors we learn best from the experience of others. “I don’t think I know how to handle the situation with dementia,” she said about her husband’s disease, diagnosed 10 years ago. “I lose my temper a lot and I get exasperated. I know I’m not handling things well, not for him and not for myself.” Another woman said she had promised her aunt to keep her at home as long a she possibly could. Because her relatives disagree with her vow, she said, they don’t help her with the care.This is a well written article that appeared on the Alzheimer's Reading Room for the first time back in February, 2007. Time is flying.Subscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading RoomCaring for the caregiversBy Elizabeth CooneyTELEGRAM & GAZETTE ecooney@telegram.comYou came to the r... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2571158 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:13:20 +0100 2571158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2358858&cid=t_115480_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FZdww9IPQH1I%2Falzheimers-advice-just-let-em-do-it-you.html We have a lot of new subscribers this month, so I'll start with a little background.I'm Bob the caregiver for my mother, Dorothy. Dorothy will be 93 in two months. She suffers from Alzheimer's disease and was diagnosed about five years ago.Near the end of the first year of caring for my mother, I received some excellent advice from our new found doctor.Here is the background. My mother who had been buying lottery tickets and scratch-off tickets for 20 years could no longer do it. She didn't know how to do it anymore. If I took her in the store, she would literally ask me what to do.I wish I could describe in words how disconcerting this was to me. I can't. It was horrible. A real feeling of despair.When we went to see our doctor, I told him what had happened. He looked at me and asked if I... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2358858 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:34:03 +0100 2358858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2593227&cid=t_115480_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2009-04-22-cancer-treatment%2Fmelanie-haiken-helps-you-to-help-your-parents-at-caringcom%2F Are your parents getting older and for the first time in need of help of any kind? Where do you start?   Is one of your loved ones diagnosed with secondary liver cancer? Where do you start?   For metastatic liver cancer you start with:   your loved ones,   your doctors and   our website where you can find people who went the same path as you are about to walk   For helping your parents, you start at caring.com. This site supports everybody who wants to help their parents in any way.   Covering a much larger caring area than our site, logically you will find more than 1 editor, and Melanie Haiken is one of them: she is the Senior Editor of the Cancer channel at caring.com and like all of us, has had a loved one with cancer.   Melanie took care o... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2593227 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:21:43 +0100 2593227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353903&cid=t_115480_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FeMMdKfyvPds%2F Caring for our loved ones today can be a difficult thing. You hear so much about people that are less than reputable when it comes to caring for our children or even elders. It’s scary. That’s why so many of you entered our Care4Hire giveaway package. The winner of that giveaway is: Courtney! Congrats to Courtney, and if you didn’t win, I came across a good article on what to say when interviewer a caregiver. In addition, it also has tips for how to successfully hire someone, and one of the points that stuck out for me was defining the job description. It isn’t enough just to say you want them to “watch” your kid or parent, you’ve got to define what else that may entail. Do the duties include taking them to the doctor? Doing laundry? Interacting w... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353903 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:32:23 +0100 2353903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349350&cid=t_115480_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2Ft_JBwP6i4tc%2Fautism-woman-was-differences-menwoman.html I was so impressed by this article ever since I read it I seem to get more ideas on women and autism.Gonna do some brainwork in the sunshine outside (it's such a beautiful Spring Weekend) and will get back to you later today.Woman with autism migt experience more/other difficulties in life than men with autism because briefly said:- Men with autism are slightly more accepted. People know 'Rain Man'- For many women starting a family might be one of their goals in life,if you are a female and have autism, there might be no chance to start a family, because of the lack of a partner. It can be very difficult accepting this thing, as autistic woman like myself do like to show the loving/caring side of my personalities towards others. I feel like I am a left over, feels like I am not 100% equal ... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349350 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:40:00 +0100 2349350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981204&cid=t_115480_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FhMlBJxLuIc0%2F My heart goes out to children who get diabetes. I always pray that the kids who get diabetes have wonderful moms and dads and help them out. Here is a video tribute to all those moms out there caring for a diabetic child. Thank you for all you do! Tags: caring for diabetic kids, children with diabetes, chronic illness, diabetic moms, family-life, mom caring for sick children, mothers, video tributeShare This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981204 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:07:16 +0100 1981204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975025&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F20%2Fnebraskas-abandoned-kids-are-mostly-mentally-ill%2F There’s an even more tragic story behind the news of people traveling from around the country to drop off their unwanted children in Nebraska, since they enacted a law a few weeks ago that allowed any child under 18 years of age to be handed over to the state with no questions asked of the parent or guardian. Thirty of the 34 children dropped off had previously received mental health treatment, 11 of them at an intensive or inpatient level. In other words, these weren’t just unwanted children. These were unwanted children that mostly suffered from ignored, under-treated or untreated mental health concerns. The Iowa Independent has the story: “If we would have had this same law in Iowa, the same thing would have happened here,” Estle said. “I suspect that if we real... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975025 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:36:28 +0100 1975025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1478254&cid=t_115480_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F300561933%2F What: ‘Caring For The Caregiver’ Program When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 28 Where: Stabile Research Building at Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive (Tampa, Florida) Moffitt Cancer Center’s ‘Caring For The Caregiver’ Program is a free education and support program for family cancer caregivers which will be facilitated by Moffitt professionals: Miriam Innocenti (clinical social worker), Jill Blair (nurse practitioner) and Heather Bell (registered dietitian) — and is open to anyone caring for a cancer patient. Important notes: Light breakfast and lunch are provided. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. the day of the program. Reservations are required. Please call 1-888-MOFFITT (1-888-663-3488) by June 24. [Thanks a lot to Patricia Kim of Moffitt for the hat tip... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1478254 Thu, 29 May 2008 13:50:13 +0100 1478254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1296185&cid=t_115480_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fspiritofcaringcom-plans-fundraisers-for.html At SpiritsofCaring.com you can read about the caring people who are raising money to make a difference for Hospice Partners of San Luis Obispo, the Women's Shelter of San Luis Obispo, and the Central Coast Seniors Center. Spirits of Caring is a component of the Center for Creative Thought, located at the Central Coast Seniors Center.The two part fundraiser will include the following.1. Saturday, August 2, 2008 there will be a Tri Tip BBQ, a Creative Auction, Entertainment and Live Music and Door Prizes at the Central Coast Seniors Center.2. Saturday Nov. 15, 2008, there will be a Raffle, Live Music, and a salad luncheon, also at the Central Coast Seniors Center. (Source: The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News) The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1296185 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:36:00 +0100 1296185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1282308&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F246512960%2Fjerry_greenfields_community_bu.html Business and caring communities intersect naturally for Jerry Greenfield … co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. Do they come together where you work? Most would agree that a firm’s economic and creative pulse depend on rhythms of emotionally intelligent and motivated work communities.  Yet too often we hear more about toxins than caring tactics at work. The problem solving and technology challenges continue to grow rapidly … while the number of people who bring a community building knack to work, is increasingly shrinking.Sadly, there is an alarming lack of interest in nurturing communities within some business bureaucracies. What would it take to tap into the brainpower of even one community builder … and ensure an organization consistently cares?... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1282308 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:14:27 +0100 1282308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1251170&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F239662396%2Fwhats_inside_progressive_unive.html If you can imagine a university where:1. Learners enroll for its international vitality.2. Faculty exchange cutting edge ideas beyond class.3. Communities balance care with challenge and vision. You’ll want to compare how: 1. Learners drop out rates escalate from boredom2. Faculty ideas dim behind bulging bureaucracies3. Communities stifle talents for tired conventions.Then you’ll likely agree:1. Learner connections could dip deeper and broader.2. Faculty enthusiasm and passion could fuel growth.3. Communities could restructure to generate change.What would be your first step to: 1. Re-energized learners at university? 2. Faculty leaders who risk more than rant?3. Communities that progress and evolve often? (Source: BrainBasedBusiness) BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1251170 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:44:38 +0100 1251170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237790&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F236554558%2Fbrain_based_solutions_to_mood.html It’s not a must read for the African-American community alone.  It's also a trail blazer for every human who struggles with mood control ... or cares for a mentally ill loved one.  A true story …  LOSING CONTROL … opens refreshing windows into bipolar and mood disorders ... that could benefit every workplace. No wonder this almanac pulls in top reviews! In loving and leading a black child with bipolar disorder … Dr. Cassandra Joubert … inspires every race, age, and organization … to find real answers and build more caring communities. Jarring details in this book … along with courage to come up with solutions that work … could ratchet up social, medical and emotional supports. How s... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237790 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:55:02 +0100 1237790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1208057&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F229822228%2F4_questions_to_caring_cultures.html What would it take to build an ethic of care into your organization?Here are 4 questions that led firms to create caring cultures.  At Google, Wegmans, Woodcliff, and MITA International Brain Based Center  – people enjoy work … profit rises …  and customers benefit more than most. Do leaders at your firm ask any of the following 4? Do you? 1. How can fun and brilliance spark innovation? It seems to me that Google asked this question as it created a corporate environment where one software engineer commented …”It’s like they (employees) are the CEO of their own little company.”2. What would it take to value employees and clients as family? I imagine that question’s been asked to create what Wegman’s ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1208057 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:40:09 +0100 1208057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1198691&cid=t_115480_129_f&fid=34885&url=http%3A%2F%2Fterriblepalsy.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F04%2Fclean%2F Some things lately on the web having been leaving me going “Hmmmm”. Recently, I’ve read a few posts on how mean nasty parents force their (special needs) children’s siblings into the caring role. Mean, mean parents. I kinda think those posts have been a bit unfair to the parents. It’s not as if we force the siblings into the caring role. It’s every family member kicking in to help out. But, I did take note of this view and promised myself to take extra notice of the jobs I asked Moo’s brothers to do so as to ensure that they weren’t being forced to do jobs that society considers to be my job alone. The other day Master C and Moo were having a shower. It is not unusual for me to leave them in the shower to play while I go and do some other cho... Terrible Palsy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1198691 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:02:47 +0100 1198691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1120908&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F207651431%2Fviolent_videos_damage_the_brai.html The word is out that violent video games damage the brain. We've just seen research that shows how violent video games can lead to aggression. Now, an even more recent research study ... shows how violent video games slow blood flow to the brain, and how prolonged exposure can cause brain damage. Could the opposite also be true? Does respect or could an act of equity create more brain health? While the proven negative response to violence is no surprise … based on all we now know about the brain … a bigger question arises from this research.If acts of oppression damage the brain … would its opposite …  equity and respect for all humans … enhance mental health?What do you think? It seems to me that evidence on the side of equity not only... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1120908 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:31:49 +0100 1120908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1048579&cid=t_115480_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fjacqueline-marcells-book-elder-rage-or.html At the website for "ElderRage - Or, Take My Father Please!" eldercare expert Jacqueline Marcell tells about the times she had to intervene when her father, who was mostly blind, and had bad hearing and memory loss, hid the car keys so he could take the car out later. He insisted he did not know where the keys were. After Jacqueline heard a clanking when he walked she found the car keys masking taped to his leg.Another story titled, "Midsummer's Nightmare at the Alamo" tells of the time her father came in to wake her and tell her there were two guys in the house, one wearing a coon-skin cap like Davy Crockett, and another who looked like someone from the FBI. He pointed at Jacqueline's mom and said, "There's one of them now." But when they got closer to get a better look he said, "Oh, that'... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1048579 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:49:00 +0100 1048579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523836&cid=t_115480_158_f&fid=36019&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fcaregiver%2F%7E3%2FsdPMToPor5k%2Ftexas-women-caregivers-financial.html Texas women who have sizeable and not so sizeable estates are at times confused about the action to take in preserving financial security especially when giving care to our elders. We have a huge tendency to put others first, before our own needs. While this is good for our heart, it can hurt our bank account. More and more women today are independent and want to remain that way. That's why it's important to safeguard our earnings and savings while we are entrenched in caregiving. Some pointers that can provide women in Austin, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio some direction: 1. Take action so that what you have earned and saved stays! 2. Failure to take care of what we have is very costly to our retirement.3. Doing nothing should be avoided at all costs. 4. The markets, taxes, and changing... Working Caregiver blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523836 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:23:00 +0100 2523836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=976423&cid=t_115480_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fgrant.html Darling little Grant stopped his suffering last night at 9:40. Thank you to all of you who were praying for him and for those who visited his site to answer his questions and give encouragement. He was the embodiment of courage and strength to many in how he lived with this disease. Please continue your prayers of strength and love for his family. (Source: Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason!) Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=976423 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:50:00 +0100 976423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=970131&cid=t_115480_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fupdates.html Two of my inspirations have updated their Caring Bridge pages. Connor was an honorary chair at the Relay For Life last June with HalfBrainBoy. His story was quite amazing and gets more amazing with each passing day as he thrives. You can see his latest update here and see a beautiful new photo of him. Meeting his family at the Relay and hearing his story, the universal story of survivors, fighters, well it makes me proud to do what I have been doing for the past five years as we've come together as a team since Keith's brain tumor. Grant lit the torch for our 2006 Relay. Find his latest update here and feel free to go to his guestbook and answer his latest question. His family prints off the pages of responses that he receives and reads them to him. They are a highlight of his day. And ple... Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=970131 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:00:00 +0100 970131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=821659&cid=t_115480_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F147716251%2Fin_the_workplace_with_personal.html When good people come to work with personality disorders or out of control impulses, the entire workplace suffers. Yet peers often grapple with what they can do to help … and problems tend to get worse as tone takes a dive or people lose patience. Have you seen it?It helps to look at destructive impulses from a brain based perspective. Check out interesting research over at Sci-Tech, to see newly discovered location of self control functions within the brain."There's been a lot of interest in impulse control. Because poorly controlled impulses are a great source of human misery, everything from substance addiction to personality disorders," Dr. Martha Farah, director of the Centre for Cognitive Neurosciences at the University of Pennsylvania told CTV's Canada AM. H... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=821659 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:29:26 +0100 821659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=808640&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F19%2Fcaring-for-a-loved-one-until-the-end%2F Filed under: Men Heart Health, Aging Heart HealthIn the last 14 months I have had many thoughts and conversations with my family and friends about the end of life. Before June 20, 2006 I had not given death much thought; everybody in my inner circle has always been very healthy and death was not something that we encountered. But when my seemingly healthy father suddenly died of a heart attack nearly 14 months ago, the subject was blown wide open for me. Losing my dad without any warning at all has been absolutely devastating for my family, but over the last year we have talked to so many families who have watched their loved ones physically or mentally whither away over months or even years. The toll of knowing that an impending death will soon take their family member has broken some but... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=808640 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 808640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=573706&cid=t_115480_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F27%2Fconstant-support%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Stress Reduction, Cancer Caregivers, Cancer SurvivorsThe one constant thing that gives people fighting cancer hope is the continued support of friends and family. Phone calls, emails, a surprise or planned visit at the door that has a big hug on the other side, a held hand over coffee or tea, or sitting patiently by their side as they go in for treatments. When that support falls by the wayside, it makes the determination to fight this disease or any other less worth the effort. In my humble opinion as someone fighting cancer, we sometimes fight harder to overcome disease for others more than ourselves. Because it is in their caring and the will in their eyes that gives us a much brighter hope than we find in ourselves. It is the lack of support or caring that set... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=573706 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 573706