From Chapter 10 — The Stemwinder: Stories of a Faithful Care Manager Elder Orphans After Bella’s husband died, she was living in their Florida home by herself. Most of her friends were deceased and she really didn’t have anyone (with the exception of her sister-in-law who was her POA at the time). Everyone
The Stemwinder: Stories of a Faithful Care Manager Chapter 10: The Gentle Soul Why? Why a book? I’ve gone back, forth, and back again. Sat on the fence of indecision only to be stirred into motion by emotion. Screw it. Why not? I get to tell 3 wonderful stories about 3 wonderful people who
Very excited to share an excerpt from my upcoming book, The Stemwinder: Stories of a Faithful Care Manager. Chapter 2: Dark Swells Along this journey I’ve encountered situations where I unwittingly entered the orbit of some malevolence, like a moth navigating darkness that gets snagged in a hidden spider web. The occasions have been
Artwork: Dylan Pecora You find yourself asking, what am I doing here? This isn’t in my job description. Except, it is. Situations you never entertained suddenly become your task for the day. It is from that place where I can really get underneath the term care manager. Coming in 2019: The Stemwinder:
Affecting nearly 15 million in the United States, and 350 million worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is a mental disorder that can range in severity as seen in conditions such as: Major Depression; Bi-Polar disorder; Manic Depressive illness; and others. This article examines the prevalence of depression among the aging population
From the Social Work p.r.n. Blog: Social workers are all about value added. The profession, as a whole, has been instrumental in improving the lives of our citizens for as long as social work has existed. On occasion, however, we are reminded of just how much value social workers add — particularly when social
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