by Jana Panarites | Aug 1, 2019 | Podcasts |
What happens when a family member or friend is incapacitated and they’re counting on you to make a healthcare decision for them? Do you take the doctor’s advice for treatment? Or do you push back, knowing the patient would never want the treatment the...
by Jana Panarites | May 24, 2018 | Podcasts |
Why are conversations about death so hard? And how can we learn to say goodbye in a healthy way? Author Julie Saeger Nierenberg explores these and other tough questions in her book “Daddy, This Is It: Being-With My Dying Dad.” On today’s show, Julie tells us how...
by Jana Panarites | Feb 1, 2018 | Podcasts |
Dr. Samuel Harrington’s father had a vision of how he wanted to experience the last days of his life. That vision led Dr. Harrington and his sisters to help their father make end-of-life decisions based on the exit strategy he wanted. It also inspired...
by Jana Panarites | Jan 11, 2018 | Podcasts |
In her new book, “Role Reversal: How To Take Care Of Yourself And Your Aging Parents” author Iris Waichler combines practical advice for caregivers with her personal story of caring for her father, a colorful World War II veteran who died at age 97. Iris brought...