by Susan Severino | Nov 2, 2019 | Health Advocate, Health and Wellness, Patient Concerns, Uncategorized
What It Means To Be A Certified Senior Advisor Five years ago I started Severino Health Advisors to offer clients support as they attempt to navigate the challenges of a new or chronic health-related condition. As an Independent Health Advocate, I knew that my 30+...
by Susan Severino | Oct 8, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Patient Concerns, Prevention, Uncategorized
It’s that time of year when many of us find ourselves reaching for the tissue box. As we move into the colder months of the year, there’s an increase in colds and the flu. Flu symptoms include runny nose, cough, body aches and pain, and fever. The flu is spread when...
by Severino Health Advisors | Sep 18, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Health Concerns, Patient Concerns
Have you ever had laryngitis and lost your voice? That happened to me in my job as a Health Advocate. The only thing I could do was drink extra fluids and rest my voice until I finally recovered. During my recovery, my voice was useless. I was frustrated when...
by Susan Severino | Sep 9, 2019 | Aging, Dementia, Falls, Health and Wellness
Imagine your 83-year-old mother who lives alone falls at home and is taken to the emergency room. She has multiple bruises, but no apparent broken bones. Despite the x-ray findings, she can’t safely walk on her own and going home alone seems to be out of the question....
by Susan Severino | Jul 31, 2019 | Aging, Care Giving, Health Advocate, Health and Wellness
How To Speak To Your Doctor For More Than 12 Minutes When we’re really sick, sometimes 15 minutes in the doctor’s office just doesn’t feel like enough time to truly explore the root of a problem. A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that doctors did not...
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...
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