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From The Editor |
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An Interview with Olympia Dukasis
Olympia Dukakis
is an
Academy-Award-winning
actress, a trained
physical therapist
and a very caring
soul, who has been a
caregiver for her
husband and her
close friend,
Jessica, a formerly
vibrant dancer and
actress who suffered
from excruciating
bone pain caused by
cancer. She is also
a tireless caregiver
advocate.
Editor-In-Chief Gary
Barg sat down with
this truly fearless
caregiver who is
working to make a
difference for those
in pain.
GARY BARG:
As someone whose
father experienced
excruciating bone
pain while living
with multiple
myeloma, I am really
grateful for your
work with bone pain
awareness. I
think it’s hard for
family members to
truly understand
that level of pain.
OLYMPIA
DUKAKIS:
Right. You don’t
have to live with
it. You can reach
out and find other
solutions. Maybe
there is some pain,
but there are also
solutions. I
think that today,
without being too
critical of the
hospitals, you
really have to take
your health into
your own hands. Get
as much information
as you can. People
do make mistakes and
are overworked;
there are a lot of
things that can
happen when you
don’t have access.
I think this is an
opportunity to get
access to improve
the quality of life...continued
Take
care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Feature Article
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Pain Management Report Card
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By Liza Berger, Staff Writer
Five states have the most balanced pain
policies in the country, according to a
report card released last year. They are
Kansas, Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin and
Oregon. All received a grade of A in
“Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A
Progress Report Card,” the July 2008 report
found... continued
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Guest Column
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Laughter is the Best Medicine
By Helen Hunter, ACSW, LSW
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The scientific definition of laughing is a “successive,
rhythmic, spasmodic expiration with open glottis and
vibration of the vocal cords, often accompanied by
baring of the teeth and facial expression”. That doesn’t
begin to tell the story of what laughing does for us,
however. The bottom line is that laughing is medically
beneficial...continued
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Caretips
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Tips for Pain Management
By Peter Ganther Almost all seniors today face some degree of pain and soreness. But up to 35% of all seniors face chronic pain resulting in depression and can greatly affect their daily life. Often this chronic pain goes undiagnosed or overlooked, and only after life is negatively altered is it caught and treated. Some of the obvious chronic pain symptoms include limping, moaning, spending more time in bed, and reduction in activity...continued
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Carenotes
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My daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her
teens. She is now 31 years old and it has been an extreme
struggle. She had a child with her boyfriend of 10 years.
Her daughter is now six years old. They live with us and she
refuses to take care of her daughter. Her moods are extreme;
she is either very up or very down. She will not take no for
an answer when she wants something. We have a lot of animals
that I do not want because of this. She follows us around
like a child, nagging us for days until we can’t deal with
it anymore and give in. Is this normal for a person with
bipolar disorder? I mentor her medication, but the meds
never seem to help. When she is down, she sleeps all day and
refuses to get up. I myself suffer with depression from time
to time, but not as severe as hers. My mother and
grandmother suffered with it, too. I am not sure how to help
her. As she gets older, she is getting worse. Do you have
any suggestions?
P
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