Grief Resources

Websites: http://grasphelp.org/ GRASP is Grief Recovery After Substance Abuse Passing, a national resource founded to provide sources of help, compassion and understanding for those whose loved one died from substance abuse or addiction. They also provide online and in person support groups throughout the country. http://www.overdoseday.com/ International Overdose Awareness Day is an annual global event… Continue reading Grief Resources

Physiological End-of-Life Changes

Physiological end-of-life changes: Confusion, delirium, depression and anxiety. Memory loss, impaired reasoning, and personality changes, declining cognitive function, irritable, agitated Increase in hospital visits and admissions Drifting in and out of consciousness Changes in breathing, including shallow breaths or periods without breathing for several seconds or up to a minute Loss of appetite, not staying… Continue reading Physiological End-of-Life Changes

About Acute Delerium

Acute Delerium Articles: https://www.atrainceu.com/content/1-understanding-delirium-0 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/delirium/symptoms-causes/syc-20371386  

Type III Diabetes

Type III Diabetes Some research studies have proposed that Alzheimer’s disease should also be classified as a type of diabetes, called type 3 diabetes. This “type 3 diabetes” is a term that has been proposed to describe the hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease, which is a major cause of dementia, is triggered by a type of… Continue reading Type III Diabetes