When taking care of a bedridden patient, it’s important to pay attention to their emotional and physical and well-being. Knowing what to expect in the period your loved one is bedridden will help you avoid exposing them to health problems associated with being...
By the time you read this, New Year’s will have come and gone, and statistically speaking, you’ll have made resolutions of your own. Unfortunately, those same statistics indicate that you probably won’t hold fast to your resolution; some stats even say 80% are broken...
The Government of Manitoba provides at-home health care services for its citizens. These healthcare services can be provided for a wide variety of reasons and may include nursing, counselling, physiotherapy and other services. A key part of at-home care is assistance...
Two of the most frightening things that can happen to you: being diagnosed with dementia, and learning your loved one has been diagnosed with dementia. This is going to be a difficult time, but there is support. Dementia is a broad category of diseases which affect...
Having a surgery, at any stage of life, is not a pleasant experience. The anesthetic used to conduct the surgery, the painkillers and other medications after the surgery, the reconstruction or removal of the affected body part; all in all, surgeries are not fun. They...
Life is precious. Everything we experience, all of the joy, all of the pain, is uniquely our experience. We try to share this experience with the world, bring perspective and light to the lives of others, to be with them in times of need, to revel in the experiences...
