Being a patient in a hospital, skilled care facility, inpatient rehabilitation center or another inpatient setting is usually a challenge for the patient and his or her caregivers. People experience a loss of control when they enter an institution. When a person is...
Over this Thanksgiving Holiday I hope you have had the time to stop and reflect on all you are grateful for in your life. With the news of unrest around the world, we can sometimes forget to be grateful and appreciate the things that make our lives happy and...
November 24th marks an event one year ago that interrupted my life in a way I could not have imagined. On that sunny and clear day, I was driving my car, made a right turn, misjudged the curb, and blew out a tire. As I could not drive the car, I called my husband....
Today with technology in place, many of us feel that we are sometimes too connected. Yet, when we are sick, we can feel isolated. One of the things that sustained me over the course of my illness was receiving a card, an email, a phone call or a visit from family,...
Waiting is something we all experience on a daily basis. We wait in supermarkets, on the drive to and from work, at missed lights, in traffic jams, and so many other aspects of our daily lives. So why was waiting one of the most difficult challenges I endured as a...
