by Susan Severino | Mar 7, 2022 | End of Life, Family, Uncategorized
Growing up my dad shielded our family from attending viewings and funerals. His father died suddenly from a heart attack when my dad was a teenager and attending his father’s viewing proved to be a traumatic experience. He did his best to never attend another viewing...
by Susan Severino | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Care Giving, Dementia, End of Life, Falls, Family, Uncategorized
Over eight years ago, I started Severino Health Advisors to help clients in the Central Pennsylvania region face the challenges of a new or existing health-related problem. My journey to this new business was born out of my struggles to take care of my own parents...
by Susan Severino | Jul 24, 2019 | Care Giving, End of Life, Family, Health Advocate, news
In 2006, as my family was celebrating Christmas, we were very grateful that our father’s health was improving. It was the first time in 6 months of treatment for cancer that he had some energy and some hope for the future. He was excited enough about his recovery...
by Susan Severino | Jul 12, 2019 | Aging, Dementia, End of Life, Falls, Health and Wellness
As a health advocate, I work with many senior clients who have complex medical conditions. One of the biggest struggles their caregivers have is when to make the switch from curative treatment to comfort measures. It’s been my experience that the medical...
by Severino Health Advisors | Aug 22, 2018 | Aging, End of Life, Prevention and Planning
One of the main reasons I started my Health Advocacy business was to share what I learned through becoming a caregiver for both of my parents. During this experience, I learned a lot of things to do and not to do, and I knew there we many people struggling with...
by Severino Health Advisors | Jun 26, 2018 | Aging, Dementia, End of Life, Health and Wellness, Prevention and Planning
Over the last four years, I have been fortunate to witness some incredible acts of love by husbands and sons who have stepped up to become an amazing caregiver. They have taken care of their spouses with dementia and their mothers with cancer. Men have not often been...
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