by Candyl Eyster | Apr 30, 2015 | caregiver
New nutrition guidelines this year recommend less added sugar in our diets. Although many of us love to enjoy our sweets, too much sugar consumption can be quite harmful to our health. One way limiting sugar helps is the prevention of diabetes. “The American...
by Candyl Eyster | Apr 27, 2015 | Sin categorizar
One of the inescapable realities of human existence is that our lives contain a mixture of triumphs and tragedies. Sometimes good things don’t last long enough and the difficult things last longer than we would like. Sometimes one area of our life is flourishing,...
by Candyl Eyster | Apr 21, 2015 | palliative care, hospice care
It’s National Minority Health Month, a time to recognize the importance of health equity and health care access for all minority populations in our country. Although hospice care (a type of palliative care that improves quality of life in the last stages of someone’s...
by Candyl Eyster | Apr 20, 2015 | Sin categorizar
Not too long ago, I had to make a run to CVS in the evening. The store was pretty empty, so when I came up to make my purchase, I asked the cashier how he was doing. He said, “All right, I guess. Tryin’ to make it.” He went on to explain that he had been diagnosed...
by Candyl Eyster | Apr 16, 2015 | volunteers, teen volunteers, palliative care, hospice care, HIV
Volunteers give so much to our community, our world. We salute and thank all our volunteers for devoting their energy, skills and hearts to our mission of life-changing health care. Recently we had the pleasure of honoring our Volunteer of the Year Award winners and...