The Choice To Stop Treatment Is Not An Easy One
Posted August 27th, 2018
Karen Arnold-Korzeniowski, BSN, RN
Over the past few weeks the world has experienced news stories about well known people deciding to stop treatment for their cancer. For some cancer patients it gets to a point in their journey where choosing more treatment might help them live longer, but it might not give them the quality of life they are […]
Stupid Cancer
Posted February 6th, 2017
Marlys Johnson
On a snowy day last week, mom-in-law Ivalene checked into the emergency room – quite yellow. In the process of correcting her outrageous skin color, pancreatic cancer was discovered. From her hospital bed, mom-in-law has been reminiscing. One of the stories she loves to tell is how she met her husband, Jack, when he was home on leave from the Marines and how […]
Hijacking the Hospice Movement
Posted January 6th, 2014
Rodney Warner, JD
Hospices perform a vital service. They help care for dying patients. They provide care that family members aren’t capable of performing, for people who don’t want to spend their last days in a hospital. But there are many hospices that are in it for the buck, according to a recent Washington Post article. According to […]