Coping with the death of a spouse is a terrible experience. And you don’t know “which one of us is going to have to deal with that”. Whenever me and my husband have talked about it (when we had to) during the preparation of our will, I told him “Honey, I want you to die…
It was December 17, 1993. A month prior I moved from my hometown in Michigan to Florida, where my parents moved to 6 months prior. I decided I wanted a dog! My first very own loveable dog!!! Back in 1993 dogs were still available in shopping malls, you don’t see that much anymore. Well, actually…
Do you know Gary Barg? Have you heard of Caregiver.com? If not, get to know Gary, and by all means, subscribe to his on-line newsletter. Gary provides so much information on his site, in his newsletters, in his magazines, at his conferences and any other way that he can to help caregivers. Go to caregiver.com. …
Who thinks about this – – “Medication Reconciliation”? Not many. Who knows about it? Probably even less. Do you know it is recommended before you are discharged from the hospital to reconcile your medication? If you don’t know your medications – trade or generic and the dosage amounts of each (of course it’s helpful to…
I had the pleasure a couple months ago to meet Gary Barg, Editor-in-Chief of Caregiver.com. Gary had a Fearless Caregivers Conference in Nashville, TN that MIMI™ Medical was proudly part of and a speaker at his event. Gary has been helping caregivers for many years based on an experience with his Dad. I receive his…
Like many bedridden patients, my Mother has a foley. She has been faced with chronic UTI’s with ecoli for the past 2 years one after another after another. It was suggested that she have a suprapubic catheter put in place (which requires surgery). We did – but it didn’t work for my Mom (she is…
There are estimated 270,000 911 calls made every day in the United States. An emergency can change your life in an instant. Are you prepared with your family’s Personal Health Record? Emergencies don’t always happen during regular doctor office hours. If you need help – or if you need to help someone – you need…
I read this on the Internet and I found it useful: June is considered National Safety Month across the country, so the National Safety Council is encouraging everyone to pay particular attention to staying safe this summer. This applies to all people, not just drivers. Many accidents are preventable when you simply practice safer…
Our complex healthcare system is moving in directions that continue to confuse us and make us wonder “What the heck is going on?”. Everyone should be thinking “I better start tracking my own medical information….I need a PHR for myself and my family.” I’m not suggesting to “do your own surgeries” or “diagnose yourself with…
Heat Stoke is very serious and it will come on without warning and hit you like a ton of bricks. Everyone is at risk, just not the elderly. I can say that with confidence because my husband just had it over the weekend. We were outside on Father’s Day cleaning up the yard from a…
