Illness
My Grandpa's Alzheimer's Helped Me Find Who I Am
I want to take this time to tell you all of that because even if someday you don't know me, I believe you will know that I love you. 10 Ways to Stay Active While Coping With Illness
When you don't feel well, the motivation to do something active can be nonexistent. It is much easier to turn the TV on, check out and give into your symptoms. However, with chronic illness, this isn't always the best thing to do. 3 Reasons Clergy Need a Healthcare Planning App Read More: Digital Media, Counseling, Living Will, Dying, Hospital, Medical Agent, Clergy, Emergencies, Pastoral Care, Medical Power of Attorney, Illness, Death, Religion News
Clergy members are often asked to serve as a formal healthcare agent (also called a healthcare proxy or medical power of attorney) for parishioners like Alice. Who Needs to Learn the Lessons Of Grief? Read More: Widowhood, Life Lessons, Death and Dying, Kindness, Widow, Beauty, Illness, Compassion, Death, Stress, Bereavement, Self-Compassion, Death & Dying, Grief, Karma, Dealing With Grief, Meditation, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Non-Violence, Widower, Child Death, Infant Mortality, Healthy Living News
There might be lessons here, about trusting your own heart, leaning into the places you are deeply broken. There might be places to explore, ways to find out if any of your deep self remains, given what you have endured. So learn, yes. Study your own heart, yes. I Contracted a Flesh-Eating Bacteria and Lived to Tell
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I had 11 surgeries. It's been almost 10 months now. I still don't know how to run, and things still hurt. I still have a ways to go. My physical therapist told me to stop thinking about my rehab in days and weeks and start thinking about it in seasons. Doctor's Office Etiquette: While You Wait Read More: Health Card, Doctors Office, Medical Issues, Appointment, Doctor's Office Rules: Obama Care, Illness, Health Coverage, Healthcare, Receptionist, Sickness, Healthy Living News
We all know that doctors are often unable to meet their appointment times. The waiting room is called that for a reason. But you can make the wait more pleasant for yourself and others by following a few guidelines. If It Isn't Meant to 'Cure' Grief, What Good Is Therapy? Read More: Pain, Therapy, Widowhood, Emotional Wellness, Herbal Remedies, Psychology, Widow, Child Loss, Broken Heart, Compassion, Illness, Death, Grieving, Young Widow, Grief, Accidental Death, Death & Dying, Dealing With Grief, Meditation, Emotional Intelligence, Grief Therapy, Healthy Living News
A good therapist is a wonderful thing: They know that there is nothing about you that's wrong. They know their role is to listen and validate, to come up alongside you and provide support. The Phone Call Every Parent Dreads Read More: Sick Kids, Kids, Hospitals, Pediatrics, Parenting, Illness, Fears, Family, Tragedy, Febrile Seizure, Parents News
As I ran into the building, the looks on all the teachers' faces struck a deeper fear into me. They seemed shaken, which amplified my panic. Surrender Your Addiction to Stress
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Here is a surprisingly simple solution: To let go of physical stress, let your body do what it was designed to do -- move. 2 Ways to Beat an Addiction to Power
Learning to change your relationship to power and trying on new types of power will open up your heart, which allows you to start feeling at ease. The world will go on. Things will get done. You'll make an impact. But you'll feel good while you're doing it. Grief and Healing: Will I Ever Recover? Read More: Recovery, Trauma, Living Well, Grief, Dealing With Grief, Death and Dying, Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation, Healing, Widow, Loss, Child Loss, Widower, Illness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Healthy Living News
For me, any outside source or force asking me when I'll get better is going to be met with irritation. But if I do the asking, if I wonder -- myself -- what healing or recovery might look like, then it becomes a very different question. Three Things NOT to Say to a Coworker About Their Illness
You work with these people. You know something is going on. They miss quite a bit of work. You wonder what to say, how to communicate and comfort. You sometimes find yourself avoiding being alone with them so you don't have to figure it out. How To Greatly Reduce Your Risk Of Getting Cancer
The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm: cancer is rapidly becoming a global pandemic....
Dying to Be Heard
People diagnosed with progressive chronic illness face two basic choices: They can conclude that their life is over and retreat into a shell of detachment from the world of the healthy, or they can choose to stay connected to their pre-illness existence by sharing their experiences. Is the Stock Market Going to Kill You? Read More: Suicide, Financial Crisis, Stock Market Crash, Heart Attack, Illness, Stock Market, Financial Advice, Depression, Recession-Depresson, Recession, Money News
When people talk about the keys to good health, they always talk about balancing mind, body and spirit. However I believe they are missing the key ingredient of financial health. Health and wealth are interconnected and if any of the pillars of health are disturbed, it can cause sickness and even death. Facing Fierce Fears Read More: University, Mental Illness, Type a Personality, Russian, Holocaust, Aging, Lumosity, Yiddish, Mri, Cuddle-Party, Illness, Healthy Living News
As a medical social worker, I have witnessed both in my patients and clients. I saw my parents take a downhill slide as they aged, even though they did so with grace. I have a difficult time allowing myself to be taken care of, since my role has long been that of caregiver. As I face my fears, they become less fierce. VIDEO: What Your Nails Say About Your Health Read More: HuffPost Live, Alzheimer's Disease, Examine, Dermatology, Hpl, Dr. Dana Stern, Check Up, Physical, Illness, Video, Nails, Nail Health, Nail Disorders, HuffPost Live Clips, Nancy Redd, Nail Biting, Doctor, HuffPost Live 321 News
During a routine checkup, most patients expect to have their blood drawn, step on a scale, then open up and say, 'ahhh.' But one doctor suggests that ... Lisa Bonchek Adams, Tweeting Cancer and Loneliness
I imagine Lisa Bonchek Adams is sharing her experience in an effort to be less lonely. To share the pain (and also the beauty) that human suffering offers us. We Can Make a Difference! Read More: Friendship, Friends, Home Health, Health, Helping Others, Mourning, Cancer, Helping, Illness, Annie Buckley, Healthy Living News
We often think that when someone is ill or mourning or suffering in some way that whatever the person is going through must be so hard that we can't possibly help. Everyone is different. Be yourself. Do what comes naturally to you and is meaningful for your friend. If you have an idea, wild or simple, but aren't sure if it will help, ask! How Do You Deal With Relatives Who Don't Understand Your Chronic Illness?
Even having one person in your life who supports you, educates themselves about your condition, learns about the medical choices you have to make and actively takes a role in caregiving for you is a major blessing. I'm lucky to have a handful of people in my life who understand my disease. Finding Love in Spite of...
Young adult cancer is not something people dream of when they picture themselves in a romance. Illness, in general, is not socially considered a good stepping stone to finding a bright future relationship. For the original article including any supplementary graphics or video, visit the link aboveFor this couple, and for myself, though, that's exactly where love kicked in. Celebrating Imperfection Read More: New Year's Eve, Forget Perfect, Perfectionism, Thanksgiving, Adulthood, Challenge, Childhood, Illness, Imperfection, Channukkah, Challenges, Chanukah, Hannukah, Celebration, Christmas, Cancer, New Year, Family, Perfection, Religion News
Our communal expectations, created by society and pounded into our psyches by seasonal advertising, are that when we celebrate our holidays -- Chanukah, Thanksgiving, Christmas (for nonJews) and even secular New Year's -- we should have a perfect holiday. 15 Dos and Don'ts for Helping a Friend With a Sick Child in the Hospital Read More: Friendship, Surgery, Children, Helping Others, Families-Helping-Families, Helping-Sic-Children, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Illness, Sick Children, Children's Hospital, Healthy Living News
People often forget to check in on the parents. They are struggling with exhaustion, confusion and fear. Be there for them by being present to their struggle. Just listen -- they know you cannot fix things. They just need love. 3 Ways to Listen to Your Body Before Your Brain Explodes
The body knows way before we do when it needs a break. And we as a culture need to start listening. We need to encourage "no-excuse" breaks, mental health days and most of all, saying "no." Does Suffering Bring Us Closer to God?
I'm going to be brutally honest here. I know it's a popular theory that the means to God is through suffering, but I'm not a proponent. In fact, I'm not a believer in suffering as a means to anything, really, except pain. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/illness/