Any of us would gladly go through anything to spare our child pain. As parents, grandparents, or caregivers, we spend countless hours and endless energy trying to protect the little ones in our care. Sometimes, though, a child needs to go through...
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Most of us will spend some period of our lives as a primary caregiver. Usually, this is as a parent taking care of babies and small children until they are eventually able to handle their basic needs themselves – whether this comes at 15 or...
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It’s amazing the number of objects that we use throughout the day without ever thinking of them. We spend years teaching children the functions and names of toothbrush, soap, comb, and towel, and then as adults, we use all of these things and...
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When you think about groundbreaking medical advances, you probably think about things like the polio vaccine, or the discovery of penicillin. Maybe you think about the researchers frantically seeking a cure for cancer, or even of explorers and...
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Take a second to think about your medicine cabinet at home. Other than a general sense that you need a trip to the home organization store, most of us don’t have a great sense of what we actually have on hand in the way of medical supplies...
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When you’re a child in school, there are a limited number of careers presented. Even the classroom decorations tend to focus on a few jobs – mostly ones with the easily-recognized dress. You’ve seen the bulletin board cutouts: doctor...
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Planning Ahead for your Family’s Medical Needs No one likes to contemplate sad events, but it’s much worse to experience a sudden illness or injury without a plan. In fact, if you’re a worry-prone person, having a plan for such events can go a...
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Recovering from surgery or adjusting to a new health condition can be overwhelming. In addition to physical discomfort, you have to sort through changes in your daily routine, adjust to new doctors, figure out your medication, and more. For many...
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We all have different memories and emotional associations with hospitals. For some, they are just a workplace where we go every day. For others, they are a location of a tearful farewell to a loved one. To still others, they remind us of joyful...
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