by Severino Health Advisors | Jul 18, 2018 | Aging, Dementia
Occasionally in the early evening, my phone will ring with my mom asking if I can take her home. These occurrences seem quite strange because she is at her home, the same home that she has been living in for the last 65 years. Each of these phone calls consists of my...
by Severino Health Advisors | May 27, 2018 | Aging, Health and Wellness
Last week, I wrote about a client who had a stroke and needed my assistance. Mary, age 64, developed a sudden loss of speech and had some weakness on her right side. She had been visiting with friend in Atlanta, Georgia and was taken to a nearby emergency room. Over...
by Severino Health Advisors | May 19, 2018 | Aging, Case Study, Health and Wellness, Insurance, Medications
*The names and identifying details in the following blog post have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.* Two years ago, I got a call over Labor Day weekend from a colleague who was visiting his wife in Atlanta, Georgia. His wife had been in Atlanta to...
by Severino Health Advisors | May 12, 2018 | Aging, Health and Wellness, Medications
May is Stroke Awareness Month! Strokes kill more than 133,000 Americans every year. Having a stroke is also the leading cause of long-term disability. So, during the month of May, we bring awareness to the prevention of strokes, as well as the signs and symptoms of a...
by Severino Health Advisors | May 5, 2018 | Aging, Case Study, Dementia, End of Life, Falls, Health and Wellness, Medications
The following article, “How a Health Advocate Can Save You,” is by guest blogger Aviv Bliwas — Elder Law Attorney ### When my mother was dying of cancer, her oncologist recommended she get chemo in another part of her body where there was cancer. It was...
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