By Mark Friedman There is rarely a single moment that tells a family, “Now it’s time to bring in help.”Instead, the need builds quietly – across safety risks, medication complexity, subtle cognitive shifts, and the growing...
Read MoreBy Meghan Fitzpatrick, Hospice & Palliative Care RepresentativeOld Colony Hospice & Palliative Care Recently, a friend sent me an article about something called vicarious grief. The phrase was new to me, but the...
Read MoreAnswering the age-old question: What do you want to do when you grow up? By Steven V. Dubin It’s a strange question to hear after age 60: “What do you want to do when you grow up?”Most of us thought we had already answered that....
Read MoreBy George A. Downey As America’s population ages, family caregiving has become a central – and often underappreciated – feature of retirement life. Research summarized by Jonathan Delozier of the Boston College Center for...
Read MoreIf Celtic Angels had a story that perfectly reflects growth, resilience, and the power of people helping people, it would look a lot like Emma O’Donoghue’s journey.Born in the Bronx in 1989, Emma’s life quickly became one of...
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