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  • Should I have an autopsy done on my loved one?

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    11/13/07, Healthwise

    An autopsy is a medical exam of a body after death. It is done to find out how and why a person died. A doctor (pathologist) who specializes in examining body tissues and fluid usually performs an autopsy. What exactly is done during

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  • Assisted Living: Is It Time

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    10/05/05, CareTALK

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  • Choosing a Health Care Agent

    Article
    12/27/07, Healthwise

    A health care agent is a person you choose in advance to make health care decisions for you in the event that you become unable to do so. A health care agent can help make medical decisions on your behalf at the end of life or any oth

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  • Hospice Care

    Article
    12/27/07, Healthwise

    Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual resources for people who are in the last stages of a terminal illness, such as cancer or heart failure. Hospice care also helps family members manage the practical d

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  • Choosing Child Care

    Article
    09/26/08, Healthwise

    Child care is short-term care by someone other than a parent. There are two basic types of child care: individual and group.

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  • Should I put my relative with Alzheimer's or other dementia in a nursing home?

    Article
    11/10/08, Healthwise

    The level of care and assistance a person requires increases as the disease progresses. Basic activities such as eating, dressing, bathing, using the bathroom, and simply moving around become more difficult or impossible for the person to

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  • Should I put my loved one who has had a stroke in a nursing home?

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    07/06/07, Healthwise

    When brain cells are damaged or die, the body parts controlled by those cells lose their ability to function. The loss of function may be mild or severe, temporary or permanent. This depends on where and how much of the brain is damaged a

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