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Choosing Guardians for Children Following a Terminal Diagnosis

While there are many things that parents need to consider for the good of their children, one of the most important may be choosing prospective guardians. In...

Understanding Your Insurance

Many people set aside the paperwork for their medical insurance policies, never really looking them over. When illness strikes and patients need to utilise t...

Applying for Financial Aid

Serious illness often impacts a person's ability to earn a living, yet most people do not have sufficient funds in reserve to carry them for very long. Livin...

Doing Battle with Insurance Companies

When people shell out their hard earned money for insurance policies, they do so with the feeling that if the time ever comes when they have need, they will...

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Feeling all Alone After a Terminal Diagnosis: A Case Study

Life, for everyone, has its ups and downs. When we are faced with challenges, from everyday stress to a life-altering crisis, most of us rely on support from...

End of Life Care from a Professional Provider: A Case Study

Medical professionals provide a wide variety of care and their jobs are undoubtedly stressful at times. Balancing a patient’s physical requirements with th...

Preparing Keepsakes for Loved Ones : A Case Study

Death is a sad fact of life. It’s probably safe to say that every one of us carries a certain amount of another person with us, even long after they’re g...

Regret After a Loved One's Death: A Case Study

It’s not an uncommon story, but it is a sad one. Someone dies and leaves behind things unsaid, or at least unsettled, and because of that, loved ones often...

Getting Travel Insurance With Terminal Cancer?

Travel insurance provides essential cover for any medical expenses you may incur, and can cover the cost should you need to be flown back home in an emergenc...

Will My Mother be Responsible for My Father's Debts?

First of all, please accept my sincerest wish of peace for you and your family as you go through this difficult time. Coping with terminal illness is never e...

Granting Last Wishes of the Terminally Ill

Those who are helping a loved one with a terminal illness often hope to offer more than love and support; they also want to understand the person’s last wi...

Seeking Training to Manage Care

Many terminally ill patients express the desire to remain at home for as long as possible, but asking loved ones to manage some aspects of their routine care...

Letting Employers Know about Your Illness

Once someone has received news of their terminal illness, many have difficulty informing the people in their lives, including their employer. At some point,...

Thinking About Organ Donation

Organ donation was practically unheard of a few generations ago, but more and more people are considering the possibility that they will become an organ dono...

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