Demystifying Hospice
By Dr. Kuljit Kapur As a Hospice and Palliative Care physician, many people have asked me if providing end-of-life care, day in and day out, is excruciatingly sad. Do I come home and cry each day from seeing death? “Quite the opposite,” I respond. “End-of-life care is highly satisfying and morally rewarding work!” End-of-life specialists […]
Move It or Lose It! Creating Ways to Stay Active
Part of Sir Isaac Newton’s law of inertia is that a body at rest tends to stay at rest. This law certainly applies to the human body in particular. But while it does require rest, the human body is made to move, to stay active, and to exercise regularly in order to maintain proper long-term […]
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
By Alexander Germanis A man walks into his doctor’s office and the doctor asks, “What seems to be the problem?” “Someone painted graffiti on my house last night,” replies the patient. The doctor is understandably confused and asks, “So, why are you telling me?”The patient responds, “I couldn’t make out any of the writing, so […]
Liberty Village of Pekin: Custom Care for Custom Needs
Custom Care for Custom Needs By Alexander Germanis Many clothing items carry tags that reveal a well-known fallacy: one size fits all. Not only does this statement prove incorrect with clothing, it fails to apply to most aspects of life. Different people require different amounts of space, different levels of attention, different dietary needs, and […]
Apostolic Christian Skylines Home Care Services: The Right Amount of Help
Apostolic Christian Skylines Home Care Services The Right Amount of Help By Alexander Germanis From the time each of us enters this world, we are dependent upon the help of others. While the level of care we require fluctuates greatly, usually tapering off as we enter adulthood, the fact remains: we all need at least […]
Right At Home: How to Be Better Prepared for Successful Aging & Aging in Place
Right at Home® How to Be Better Prepared for Successful Aging & Aging in Place Brush and floss your teeth. Save and invest your money wisely. Eat nutritiously. Stay active. Surround yourself with caring, positive people. The list goes on for sound advice on how to prepare for “successful aging,” a term credited to John […]
Legacy, Luxury, and Laughter
By Alexander Germanis No article of clothing has as long a lasting legacy as fur. Animal skins and fur were the first things to be used by mankind to protect them from the environment. Thousands of years later, furs are still being used because they are still the best at what they do. Proudly carrying […]
