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Dental injuries happen every day – from something as frustrating as a cracked tooth after biting hard food or from something more serious like a broken jaw due to a car accident. Dr. Matt Dillard of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Lowcountry said that he and his associate, Dr. Donald Phillips, have been taking […]
With little media coverage on lung cancer, it’s easy to assume that it doesn’t top the charts in terms of health concerns. Dr. Nichole Tanner, a pulmonologist at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, set the record straight: Lung cancer ranks first, killing more than the next three most common cancers combined. […]
“End of life” is a not-too-subtle euphemism for what we mortals all face – death. As such, it is most frequently a topic we tend to avoid unless and until it is inevitable. That is where Beacon Hospice steps in to provide its own special way of caring for people with a life-limiting illness and […]
All too often, I hear families say they wished they had hospice care sooner. For someone diagnosed with a terminal illness or the relatives and caregivers of that patient, finding the right hospice program is something that can make those final months more bearable for everyone involved,” said Rabi Brunson, Agapé Hospice’s regional marketing director. […]
Agape Hospice and its sister company, LTC Health Solutions, provide comprehensive end of life care to individuals and their families in a compassionate, faith-based and dignified environment. Agape’s program not only gives patients with serious illnesses a means of managing their pain but also teaches them how to cope with their illness. It treats the […]
“There is a misconception out there that when hospice is called, all hope is lost,” said Katherine DuPre, a social worker at PruittHealth Hospice. “That is simply not true. It’s just that hope has to be redefined.” DuPre recalled a memorable patient of hers: “I remember working with this one gentleman who was given a […]