Dr. Taunia Markvicka Dear friends, I’m delighted and deeply grateful to announce a new offering to members of the Amazing Care Network. Dr. Taunia Markvicka is heading up our Pharmacist-Friend-of-the-Family program (since that’s such a
Dear friends,Last month, we held our inaugural Amazing Care Network event in Rhode Island, thanks to Dave Antonelli who introduced our program to his friends and colleagues. About 30 attended and listened carefully and thoughtfully
Dear friends, Now that the holidays are over and indulging in holidays treats are behind me, I am back to practicing good behavior with respect to my nutritional needs. No, it’s not a matter of
Dear friends, I imagine each of us marks the passage of time differently. I mark time by how fast my 4 grandchildren are growing, and not just in physical terms. My two oldest grandchildren (ages 15 and
Dear friends, I’ve just returned from a 21-day journey to Istanbul, Bursa, Konya and Cappadocia, Turkey, and find myself again appreciating what travel can do for us. I find that travel offers more than just
Dear friends, For some time now, a sub-group of the Hawaii chapter of the Amazing Care Network has been studying Okinawa, one of the places in the world designated as a “Blue Zone”. A
Dear friends, The term “medical gaslighting” is new to me, and yet it’s a word that regrettably describes an experience felt more often by women, the very young, the very old, and people of
Dear friends, A couple of months ago, I wrote about a talk given by Laurie Adamshick on planning for that time in our life where we frankly will need more help to do all
Dear Friends,I’ve just finished reading Life After the Diagnosis, a book written by Dr. Steven Pantilat, who practices palliative care medicine in San Francisco. The book offers acute observations about what happens when people receive
Dear Friends,Some weeks ago, Laurie Adamshick presented to the Honolulu chapter of theAmazing Care network about estate planning, a topic most of us would rather ignore. She gave a compelling presentation about the importance of
