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Before this year, I have to admit that being an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease was not on my list of things to do. I was aware of the disease, had written a few columns about it, and had known people with it, including the mother of some neighbors of mine. I knew (or thought I…

Oh, the joys of traveling at the holidays! The perfect scheduling, the ease of flying, the lack of crowds, the pain-free transit… Wait…what?! Well…not quite. Traveling at any time can be tough on even the healthiest person. But if you have a chronic illness or pain, complications can be really snarly. From lugging luggage full…

How can you communicate with someone whose mind and personality have changed so much that you do not recognize them any longer? How do you find the words? Or, are words necessary? Pamela Lazor is a Chaplain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. An ordained Presbyterian minister, she is skilled in pastoral care…

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