Crossing Over…A Caring Hand on the Journey By R. Joe Church, M.D., GuArdian Hospice, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine Dying is a normal life process, but it is difficult to imagine the fear and loneliness that […]
Sometimes we only have one chance to get it right. It could be as simple as cooking. We start with the right recipe and finest ingredients and hope for the best. Secretly, we hope an expert will come into the kitchen and help, being right there to answer questions and guide us through the process. […]
Life has a way of being so normal one day and delivering a body punch the next. The occurrence of the death of someone you love can change your whole life in an instance. Just taking a breath can seem difficult. […]
In hospice, you will find hope for living every moment fully until the end of life, hope for relief of pain and symptoms, hope for freedom from isolation, loneliness, abandonment, and loss of control, and hope for the completion of personal goals and a life well-lived. […]
There are normal changes as we get older. Eyesight and hearing declines, reflexes tend to slow down, and there is less coordination and muscle strength to take action in avoiding a fall. In the elderly, this increases the risk of serious injuries that may cause you to go to a hospital or even threaten your ability to live on your own. […]
The story about the nurse who refused to administer CPR to an 87-year-old resident at an independent living facility in California has received a great deal of national media attention, and has people debating the issue across the country and in our community. Aside from the issue of administering CPR, the story raises important issues our community needs to be talking about. […]
Let’s face it, I mean really face it—we are all going to die. Pushing that reality aside will not make it go away. It is better to plan now than leave it to others to do for you later. Ask anyone who has been faced with making decisions and choices under stress, when in pain, or when in fear. That is not the right time. The right time is right now. […]
We honor veterans
Courtesy The Denver Hospice, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
From the time she was a young girl and her father would take her out to the cornfields of her childhood home in Illinois to watch the barnstormers perform aerial feats, Betty Jo Reed knew she wanted to fly. […]
Omega Health Care Honors Veterans…Every Day
From the vintage cuckoo clock on the wall to the Hummel figures in his curio cabinet, Germany is infused into every aspect of Charlie Keady’s life.
Greater Springfield LIVING WELL Magazine
The reason is simple: From 1945 to 1949, Charlie—a former Omega Health Care patient—served in the Army’s 4th Armored Division in Germany, where he met and married his wife of 42 years, Greta. She was a German nurse returning from a prisoner of war camp in Russia after the war when Charlie met her, and what a meeting it was. Charlie actually saved Greta’s life by shooting a Russian soldier who had wounded her and was attempting to kill her.
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Planning Ahead
Have you ever wondered… how could we have the difficult conversations?
Courtesy Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Talking about life-limiting illness isn’t easy […]
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