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… Caregiver Support: Talking About Advance Care Planning On this page: … treatment, or is it care focused on maintaining comfort and controlling symptoms without curing the illness? Has a legal … care wishes—called an advance care plan —been written? Personal and family goals. Discuss your loved one's …
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… I was trying to go around the block." Joan also felt down about being a "heart patient" and all the medicines she … Joan talked to her partner and some of her close friends about her feelings. They told her that she was the same … I was trying to go around the block." Joan also felt down about being a "heart patient" and all the medicines she …
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… Talking to Your Child About Appropriate Online Behavior On this page: Overview … Urge your child to think twice before sharing anything personal online. Talk about the difference between real-life … how to deal with unwanted attention, such as requests for personal information or photos. This might include blocking …
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… Pain Management: Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump On this page: Overview … the pain first starts, before it gets too bad. A patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump lets you give yourself pain medicine when you need it. This gives you more control of your pain relief. The PCA pump contains your pain …
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… Decision Points About Treatments and Other Health Issues On this page: … health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click … health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click …
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… Teens: Helping a Friend Who's Talking About Suicide On this page: Overview Overview It may be scary or upsetting to hear a friend talk about wanting to die. But it gives you a chance to help. Talking to your friend about suicide doesn't make it more likely to happen. Talking …
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… But years later, something happened to make her think twice about her smoking habit. Nancy was working as a nurse and … out of me," Nancy says. So Nancy started to think seriously about quitting. But quitting was harder than she thought it … in cigarettes. She thought that quitting smoking was all about willpower. And at that time there weren't a lot of …
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… to her. "The next advice I took was to talk to my doctor about my depression. I wish I had done it sooner. He put me … did help me deal with my fears. I feel so much better about things now. I look forward to every day. "Now there's … to her. "The next advice I took was to talk to my doctor about my depression. I wish I had done it sooner. He put me …
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… I just sat in front of the TV and tried not to think about anything." Then one day Sonny, his 5-year-old … why won't you come outside and play with me?' "Well, it about broke my heart. I decided that day to get out of that … I just sat in front of the TV and tried not to think about anything." Then one day Sonny, his 5-year-old …
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… putting food away, and cleaning the kitchen. "It takes about a half-hour and is a great workout," she says. "My … But she got motivated right away to do what she could about it. "I watched my mom give herself shots every day. … putting food away, and cleaning the kitchen. "It takes about a half-hour and is a great workout," she says. "My …
