by Lynette | Nov 8, 2019 | Family Caregiving, In Our Words, Uncategorized
Many on staff here at Gentle Shepherd are also personally dealing with serious illness in their own families too. Here’s a sweet and thought-provoking email we all received this morning from a nurse practitioner who works with us. Happy Wednesday everyone! I just...
by Lynette | Nov 4, 2019 | Kim's Devotionals, Uncategorized
Hey Everyone! Praying you all had a chance to recharge your batteries over the weekend and you have enjoyed your brief break. Don got off yesterday morning for his mission work in Uganda. Please keep the mission project and our dear folks in Uganda in your prayers…...
by Lynette | Nov 4, 2019 | Family Caregiving
November is COPD Awareness month. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a lung condition that gets steadily worse over time. It is often characterized by “flares,” or “exacerbations,” periods when breathing suddenly becomes more...
by Lynette | Oct 28, 2019 | Family Caregiving
A stroke usually results in damage to the brain. Some of the effects will be permanent. Others, temporary. Through exercises and practice, your relative may regain many if not all of his or her physical abilities. The emotional toll What takes most patients and...
by Lynette | Oct 21, 2019 | Family Caregiving
Trusting the body’s ability to heal itself and get stronger: This is the basis of physical therapy. Physical therapists use exercises and hands-on care to reduce physical pain and limitations. Their motto? “Physical therapy brings motion to life.”...
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