Communicating with the Deceased
Suppose you speak with a neighbor who tells you that she has weekly discussions with her deceased mother.
Eye on the Elderly- Helping Seniors in the Hospital Setting
All diseases run into one, old age.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our Fear of Health Care Reform and the Household Vacuum
The debate must rage on as we as a nation seek the best way to provide care to our sick and injured
Medicine by the Numbers
“If you want to inspire confidence, give plenty of statistics. It does not matter that they should be accurate, or even intelligible, as long as there is enough of them.”
Getting Through the Holidays: Advice from the Bereaved
The signs of the holiday season are ubiquitous: holiday decorations in the stores, piped in Christmas carols, holiday displays at the malls, TV programs focusing on selecting the perfect gift, holiday parties and gift exchanges at work.
When It’s Time to Leave- Surviving the Hospital Discharge
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”
Caring for the Caregivers – Surviving the Hospital Discharge, Part 2
Plato wrote: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
9 Lessons for Caregivers Through Serious Illness
The late thirties and early forties can be the most stressful time of a person's life if they are caring for their parents while raising children of their own.
Camille Wortman Ph.D.
Dr. Wortman received her Ph.D. from Duke University in 1972. She served on the faculty at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan before moving to Stony Brook in 1990. She is an expert on grief and bereavement, and has published more than 100 articles and book chapters on this topic. She conducted a large study on spousal loss that followed respondents for 7-10 years to identify the predictors of successful adjustment. Her main area of expertise concerns how people react to the sudden,...
Finding Inspiration In the Fallen
She was a Roosevelt democrat and a civil rights activist.