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Friday July 30,2010

It really is the chemo talking?

by Deb Sims , MS,RNCS,LCSW

I was told by pastoral care staff that when someone is diagnosed as being terminally ill, they have a great deal of anger about it. That anger needs to go somewhere, so the individual transfers it to the one closest to them.

Managing a Challenging Elder, Part 2

by Jacqueline Marcell

Recent memory loss -- your loved one may ask you the same question over and over, look at a beloved granddaughter and ask her name, or forget that they just told you that story and tell you again. Difficulty performing familiar tasks -- such as tying a necktie or shoelaces, or being unable to do the knitting they have enjoyed for many years. Problems with language using the wrong word or unable to remember the right word to use.