A special story on what we don't want long-term care and end of life to be When I was a graduate student getting my master's in gerontology at USC, my professor George Shannon assigned us to read May Sarton's book, "As We Are Now" which was originally published in...
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Aging Dreamers – How Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Achieve Their End-of-Life Wishes
It’s been more than 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday today with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of...
The Dream Team – How Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Achieve Their End-of-Life Wishes
Fifty-four years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday today with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of service for...
The Dream Team – How Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Achieve Their End-of-Life Wishes
Fifty-two years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday this month with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of service for...
The Wish to Have Death with Dignity
The physician-assisted end-of-life debate received a jolt the last few weeks as an unlikely heroine for the Death With Dignity movement emerged in the 29-year-old terminally ill brain cancer patient Brittany Maynard. Given the choice of a painful death where her...
I Have a Dream – How Caregivers Can Perform a Service for Their Loved One’s End-of-Life Wish
When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. 51 years ago, he was talking about a making a better future for African Americans. In his honor, we celebrate Dr. King’s birthday this month...
PBS Next Avenue Articles
Following are all of Sherri's articles for PBS Next Avenue: 4 Forecasts for Family Caregivers in a Post-Pandemic World 5 Ways to Find Happiness As a Caregiver 9 Ways Caregivers Can Get a Free Respite Break 17 Essential Books for Caregivers 90-Year-Old Billionaire...
I Have a Dream – Two Ways Caregivers Can Help Loved Ones Achieve Their End-of-Life Wishes
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday this month with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of service for...