by Cathy Abreu | Feb 17, 2021 | A Day in the Life...
Caring for people causes us to go out on a limb – Caregivers are charged with performing tasks above and beyond what they’ve been formerly trained to do. They’re asked to look at and touch body parts of a loved one that they never dreamt they’d be asked to look...
by Cathy Abreu | Feb 17, 2021 | A Day in the Life...
I am grateful, honored and humbled to be a nurse and patient advocate. In my practice I see the rawness of life. I see suffering, courage and fortitude that is seldom so visible in my daily experience. This touches me profoundly. I’d like to share my experiences here...
by Cathy Abreu | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dementia is a general term for a loss of memory and other thinking abilities that is serious enough to interfere with activities of daily life. It has many causes, the most common cause is Alzheimer’s disease. A diagnosis of dementia can have a huge impact on a...
by Cathy Abreu | Oct 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Time and time again, I’ve witnessed the frustration caregivers feel when their loved one with dementia slips into an alternate reality and begins behaving as if in a different place and time. Suddenly the caregiver becomes a character in the replay of some distant...
by Cathy Abreu | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
As the weeks have turned into months, have turned into the foreseeable future, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect us all on increasingly deeper levels. Along with its high infectivity and fatality rates, this virus has caused mass hysteria, tremendous economic...
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