Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack writes that while palliative care is comfort care, it can be used in conjunction with curative treatments.

Carol Bradley Bursack writes that the reader courageously sharing his pain is helping many other caregivers feel less alone.

Carol Bradley Bursack recommends stepping to remember that older adults can make decisions about their lives.

Carol Bradley Bursack offers information for aging adults without close kin who would help in later years.

Carol Bradley Bursack offers ideas for caregivers to connect with old and new friends.

"Before you rush to a neurologist, see your primary doctor and discuss your perceived changes," Carol Bradley Bursack writes.

"The reality is that while we can't fix life for our elders or stop the inevitable decline, we are offering invaluable support just by walking beside them through their struggles and grief," Carol Bradley Bursack writes.

"Taking steps to avoid getting caught up in conflicts you have no energy for is a form of self-care, so you have every right to finesse your answer," Carol Bradley Bursack writes.

"Until her leg and hip heal, she'd be more comfortable, and incontinence would be easier to manage, if she gracefully accepted wearing a brief," Carol Bradley Bursack writes.

"Older adults like your husband often have weaker thirst signals, and they don't sweat as much, so they aren't naturally cooled by evaporation," Carol Bradley Bursack writes.