Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America (PMMA) has announced the appointment of Rodney Quinton, administrator at Heart & Soul Hospice in Farmington, Missouri, to the role of full-time regional director of operations…
Are Boomers Ready to Make the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History?
As we build families and age, the discussion of wills and estate plans becomes increasingly prevalent. Our financial planners (and children) want to make sure our assets go where we…
My Mother-in-Law’s Legacy of Elegance
My mother-in-law and I rarely saw eye to eye. During her lifetime, I bristled against her perfectionism, her need for control and her sometimes chilly demeanor. Yet two years after…
Preparing for the test
By Greg Schmidt, hospice chaplain One of my sons called me to tell me he got a 92 percent on a test he’d taken earlier in the day. You have…
I Didn’t Miss My Mother — Until She Was Gone
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…
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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…