Category: Caregiving

• Palliative Care and More

  

  On Sunday, January 15, Kirk Hall spoke to my Sunday Mornings with Twitchy Woman group about Palliative Care, a concept that has been adapted from the oncology community for the Parkinson’s community. Kirk and his co-author, Dr. Benzi Kluger at the University of Colorado Hospital, define Palliative Care as a way to help you “live […]

  Sharon Krischer

  January 17, 2023

  Caregiving, Drugs & Treatment, Education & Advocacy, Inspiration, Living Well

  #womenpd, Benzi Kluger MD, Fox Insight, Kirk Hall, Medical News Today, Parkinson’s Foundation, PDAvengers, Vitamin D and Melanoma

• The Importance of Palliative Care

  Palliative Care is “Living as well as you can, as long as you can.” Benzi Kluger, MD, MS You may have heard the term Palliative Care, but do you know what it means? Most people think it is hospice. However, hospice is only a small part of it. The focus of palliative care (also known as […]

  Sharon Krischer

  January 10, 2023

  Alternative Therapy, Caregiving, Living Well, Parkinsons Disease

  Benzi Kluger, Kirk Hall, Palliative Care

• The Harder They Fall

  Thursday was a beautiful spring day in Chicago.   One of those rare and relatively warm sunny Spring days.  Mr. Twitchy and I had arrived the night before to celebrate my big birthday with family and friends.  We were anxious to see our Chicago grandchildren.  Their school is just a few blocks from our daughter’s […]

  Sharon Krischer

  March 24, 2022

  Caregiving, Parkinsons Disease

  living with Parkinson’s Disease