by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 7, 2018 |
A Response to Parents After the Loss of a Baby This guide is intended to support those who have experienced the loss of a baby. There are many ways in which the death may have occurred; it may be a miscarriage which occurred without warning, a baby who was born but...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 7, 2018 |
Suicide Warning Signs: What to Watch for and Do Every year, some 42,000 Americans die by suicide. More than a million others attempt it, and 9 million people think about it. Among teenagers and adults under 35, suicide ranks behind only accidents as the top cause of...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
Grief and Loss as Alzheimer’s Progresses It is common for caregivers to have feelings of loss and grief as their life is changed by Alzheimer’s. You’re entitled to these emotions and may start to experience them as soon as you learn of the diagnosis....
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 1, 2018 |
Certain about Dying with Uncertainty A woman who had always maintained her cheerful spirit even in the midst of quite trying medical setbacks, she was one of our favorite patients. But what made her most special was her perspective on life and death: we learned a lot...
by Michelle Meltzer | Feb 22, 2018 |
Drugs, Alcohol, Suicide Killing More Americans Than Ever “Despair deaths” from drugs, alcohol and suicide have reached new peaks in the U.S. and are not just killing whites, but spiking in communities of color, as well, according to a new report released Thursday....
