On my occasional weekends away from home, I missed my view of the Hudson River, the varying shades and moods of the water outside my window. I missed my cats.…
Heart & Soul Hospice makes patient’s One More Time wish come true
Heart & Soul Hospice made a One More Time wish come true for Heart & Soul patient Yvette Downey. Downey is turning 96 on June 8. Her husband, Darby, turned…
A Final Salute to a Military-Veteran Father
By Wendy Schuman for Next Avenue Day is done, gone the sun, from the lake, from the hill, from the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh. — “Taps”…
When Your Parent Doesn’t Know He Has Dementia
By Emily Gurnon for Next Avenue Both of Kathy Kling’s parents, who are divorced, have Alzheimer’s. Kling recently talked with her mother, Karen Kelly, about her father’s disease. “Oh, I…
The Dementia That Is Often Misdiagnosed
By Kevyn Burger for Next Avenue Marriage problems take many couples by surprise. But Deborah Dolan was caught particularly unaware when her husband Todd began to distance himself from her.…
Americans with Alzheimer’s Now Number 5.7 Million
By Beth Baker for Next Avenue The estimated number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias has risen to 5.7 million, from 5.5 million in 2017, according to a…
Collins named hospice social worker
Chelsea Collins has been hired as social worker and volunteer coordinator for Heart & Soul Hospice in Farmington. Collins has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Evangel University and…
Love shared
“I’m sorry. There isn’t anything more we can do.” The hardest―most painful words you will ever hear. The doctors had left. The room was silent. Stunned. Heartbroken. Rick and his…
Tell Your Doctor What’s on Your Bucket List
By Grace Birnstengel for Next Avenue Your doctor can’t read your mind. A doctor assumes everyone wants to live and continue to live the best, healthiest, happiest life possible —…
5 Life Lessons From Stephen Hawking
By Bryce Kirchoff for Next Avenue As the passing of renowned physicist and public intellectual Stephen Hawking is met with grief and remembrance the world over, Next Avenue wanted to…